Chord progressions in B major

Which chords belong together in B major, and what is built from them: the seven diatonic chords and 13 common progressions, each written out.

The chords of B major

Almost every song in this key is built from these seven. The roman numeral says which degree of the scale the chord stands on — upper case for major, lower case for minor.

Degree	Chord	Type
I	B	major
ii	C#m	minor
iii	D#m	minor
IV	E	major
V	F#	major
vi	G#m	minor
vii°	A#dim	diminished

13 progressions in B major

I–V–vi–IVB – F# – G#m – EThe four chords vi–IV–I–VG#m – E – B – F#The same four, starting minor I–vi–IV–VB – G#m – E – F#The fifties progression ii–V–IC#m7 – F#7 – Bmaj7The jazz cadence I–IV–VB – E – F#The three primary chords I–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–VB7 – E7 – B7 – F#7 – E7 – B7 – F#7The twelve-bar blues I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–VB – F# – G#m – D#m – E – B – E – F#The Pachelbel canon I–vi–ii–VBmaj7 – G#m7 – C#m7 – F#7The turnaround I–♭VII–IVB – A – EThe Mixolydian turn I–iii–IV–VB – D#m – E – F#The rising progression I–IV–I–VB – E – B – F#The alternating progression vi–V–IV–VG#m – F# – E – F#The lamenting progression I–V–IV–VB – F# – E – F#The rock loop

Neighbouring keys

F majorE majorG# minor

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Every note on this page is computed, not typed in — following the rule that also makes F# major spell its seventh degree E#, not F.