B major

B major is a key of the major genre, based on the root note B. The key of B major is written in musical notation with five crosses (F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp). The corresponding scale and the fundamental chord of this key (the tonic b-d sharp-f sharp) are also designated by the term B major.

Vorzeichen H-DurCDEFGAHCDEFGAH

B major is often described as bright and radiant, but see the article Key Character.

Key classification

Keys and their accidentals

Portent:

7

+fes

6

+ces

5

+ges

4

+of the

3

+as

2

+es

1

b

0 ♭/♯

 

1

f sharp

2

+cis

3

+gis

4

+dis

5

+ais

6

+ice

7

+his

Major keys:

Ces

Ges

Des

As

It

B

F

C

G

D

A

E

H

F#

C sharp

Minor keys:

as

it

b

f

c

g

d

a

e

h

F#

cis

gis

dis

ais

Questions and Answers

Q: What is B major?


A: B major is a major scale based on the note B.

Q: How many sharps are in the key signature for B major?


A: The key signature for B major has five sharps.

Q: What is the relative minor of B major?


A: The relative minor of B major is G-sharp minor.

Q: What is the parallel minor of B major?


A: The parallel minor of B major is B minor.

Q: What instrument's home key does C-flat Major correspond to?


A: C-flat Major corresponds to the harp's home key.

Q: Why did Frédéric Chopin think that playing in the key of B Major was easy?


A: Frédéric Chopin thought that playing in the key of B Major was easy because its black notes fit well with natural positions of fingers when playing piano.

Q: Why did he teach students this scale first, before teaching them how to play in C Major?


A: He taught students this scale first because he thought it was easier than C Major and wanted to make sight reading easier by having both staves look similar when playing piano music.

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