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