B Major Scale, Chords & Songs

B major has 5 sharps — one of the more challenging keys for piano. Rarely the original key for pop songs but sometimes used for transposed vocal arrangements when the singer prefers a brighter key.

The B Major scale

The B Major scale contains seven notes: B – C# – D# – E – F# – G# – A#. Key signature: 5 sharps.

EBEC#D#F#G#A#C#D#F#

All notes in the B Major scale highlighted on the keyboard.

Diatonic chords in B Major

These seven chords are built on each scale degree. They're the natural chord palette for songs in B Major — most pop progressions like I-V-vi-IV use only these.

RomanChordQualityOpen
IBMajorLearn B
iiC#mMinorLearn C#m
iiiD#mMinorLearn D#m
IVEMajorLearn E
VF#MajorLearn F#
viG#mMinorLearn G#m
vii°A#dimDiminishedLearn A#dim

Quick facts

Key signature
5 sharps
Relative minor
G♯ minor
Difficulty on piano
Advanced — 5 sharps, demanding fingering.
Songs in our catalog
238 pieces

Popular songs in B Major

238 songs total — top picks below.

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