How to play the B Sharp Minor Chord on your piano or keyboard
From the chord symbol A#m we get the following information:
- The B#m chord has the note B# as root note
- The B#m chord is a 3-note chord (a triad)
- The B#m chord is a minor chord
Because B#m is a 3-note chord it also has 3 inversions:
- Root inversion
- 1st. inversion
- 2nd. inversion
B#m chord – Root inversion (basic inversion) looks like this: B# – D# – F##
B#m chord – 1st. inversion (root note at the top of the chord): D# – F## – B#
B#m chord – 2nd. inversion (root note in the middle of the chord): F## – B# – D#
B#m chord – fingering:
Root inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | B# | D# | F## |
1st. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Note | D# | F## | B# |
2nd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | F## | B# | D# |
B#m chord – Closely related scales and harmonic functions:
The B#m chord is the 1st. step in the B sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | B#m | C##m(b5) | D# | E#m | F##m | G# | A# |
The B#m chord is the 4th. step in the F double sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | F##m | G##m(b5) | A# | B#m | C##m | D# | E# |
The B#m chord is the 5th. step in the E sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | E#m | F##m(b5) | G# | A# | B#m | C# | D# |
The B#m chord is the 6th. step in the D sharp major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | D# | E#m | F##m | G# | A# | B#m | C##m(b5) |