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B major chord

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How to play B on piano

The B chord is B D♯ F♯: B (root), D♯ (major 3rd), F♯ (perfect 5th).

Right hand: thumb on B, then fingers 3 and 5 on D♯ and F♯. Left hand: finger 5 on B, 3 and 1 on the notes above.

Each inversion moves the bottom note up an octave. Practicing them in a row teaches your hand the same chord in three shapes, so you can reach it from wherever your hand already is.

B inversions

Shape Notes, bottom to top Right hand Left hand
Root position B D♯ F♯ 1 3 5 5 3 1
1st inversion D♯ F♯ B 1 2 5 5 3 1
2nd inversion F♯ B D♯ 1 3 5 5 2 1

Found in E major (V) , B major (I) , F♯ major (IV) , C♯ minor (VII) , G♯ minor (III) , E♭ minor (VI) .

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