Chords in the key of B major on guitar

The key of B major has seven diatonic chords: B, C#m C#m C#m C#m, D#m D#m D#m D#m, E, F#, G#m G#m G#m G#m and A#°. As sevenths: Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7 Bmaj7, C#m7 C#m7 C#m7 C#m7, D#m7 D#m7 D#m7 D#m7, Emaj7 Emaj7 Emaj7 Emaj7, F#7 F#7 F#7 F#7, G#m7 G#m7 G#m7 G#m7 and A#m7b5. They come from the B major scale, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G# and A#, one on each note. On guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has B in the bass.

On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Seventh chords in B major on guitar

I · tonic× 2 4 3 4 2

ii · subdominant× 4 6 4 5 4

iii · tonic× 6 8 6 7 6

IV · subdominant0 2 1 1 0 0

V · dominant2 4 2 3 2 2

vi · tonic4 6 4 4 4 4

vii° · dominant× 1 2 1 2 ×

Chords in the key of B major on guitar

Seventh chords in B major on guitar

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