Musical key

Key of B Minor

B Minor is a minor key with 2 sharps (F♯, C♯). Its scale is B – C♯ – D – E – F♯ – G – A, and its relative major is D Major.

Key signature

2 sharps (F♯, C♯).

B

D

E

G

A

C♯

F♯

Natural minor keys have minor chords on i, iv and v, major chords on III, VI and VII, and a diminished chord on ii°.

Degree	Triads	Notes	7th chords
i	Bm	B D F♯	i7Bm7
ii°	C♯dim	C♯ E G	iiø7C♯m7♭5
III	D	D F♯ A	IIImaj7Dmaj7
iv	Em	E G B	iv7Em7
v	F♯m	F♯ A C♯	v7F♯m7
VI	G	G B D	VImaj7Gmaj7
VII	A	A C♯ E	VII7A7

Most music in B Minor raises the 7th note, which turns the v chord into F♯ — a major V that pulls strongly back home.

Click a chord to see it, or press play to hear the progression.

Minor i–iv–v
i – iv – v
1. Bm
2. Em
3. F♯m
The simplest minor-key progression, dark and modal.
Minor with a strong V
i – iv – V – i
1. Bm
2. Em
3. F♯
4. Bm
The raised 7th gives a major V that resolves firmly to i.
Minor pop loop
Vibe: Sad
i – VI – III – VII
1. Bm
2. G
3. D
4. A
A melancholic loop heard in rock and pop ballads.
Epic minor
Vibe: Epic
i – VI – VII – i
1. Bm
2. G
3. A
4. Bm
Rising from VI through VII back to i — the sound of film trailers.
Minor ii–V–i
iiø7 – V7 – i
The jazz cadence in minor: half-diminished ii, dominant V7, minor i.
Minor 7th groove
Vibe: Sad
i7 – iv7 – V7
1. Bm7
2. Em7
3. F♯7
Smooth minor sevenths resolving through a dominant V7.

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