B minor · 2 sharps

Chords in B minor

B minor has 2 sharps, and its notes are B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G and A. Its seven chords are Bm, C♯°, D, Em, F♯m, G and A; with sevenths, Bm7, C♯m7♭5, Dmaj7, Em7, F♯m7, Gmaj7 and A7. The dominant players actually use, F♯7, comes from harmonic minor, so all three minor scales are below.

Natural minor

The key signature's own notes. Its v is minor, so it has no leading tone.

Chords of B minor, Natural minor
Degree	Triad	Seventh	Function	Notes
i	Bm	Bm7	Tonic
ii°			Subdominant
III	D	Dmaj7	Tonic
iv	Em	Em7	Subdominant	E G B D
v			Dominant
VI	G	Gmaj7	Tonic
VII	A	A7	Dominant

Harmonic minor

The seventh raised a semitone, which makes V major and V7 a real dominant.

Chords of B minor, Harmonic minor
Degree	Triad	Seventh	Function	Notes
i	Bm	BmMaj7	Tonic
ii°			Subdominant
III+	D+		Tonic
iv	Em	Em7	Subdominant	E G B D
V			Dominant
VI	G	Gmaj7	Tonic
vii°			Dominant

Melodic minor

The sixth and seventh both raised, as the melody climbs to the tonic.

Chords of B minor, Melodic minor
Degree	Triad	Seventh	Function
i	Bm	BmMaj7	Tonic
ii			Subdominant
III+	D+		Tonic
IV	E	E7	Subdominant
V			Dominant
vi°			Tonic
vii°			Dominant

Hear where home is

Two short progressions in B minor. The last chord of each is the tonic, and the chord before it is what makes it sound like arriving.

Cadence

Bmi
Emiv
V7
Bmi

Minor ii V i

iiø7
V7
Bm7i7

Common progressions in B minor

Minor ii V i iiø7 V7 i7
3. Bm7
Andalusian cadence i VII VI V
1. Bm
2. A
3. G
i VI III VII i VI III VII
1. Bm
2. G
3. D
4. A

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