Fig. 1 · B minor

key signature

B minor

B1C♯2D3E4F♯5G6A7

2 sharps, written F♯ C♯

relative: D major parallel: B major the scale

The chords that live in it

Bmdegree 1 · minor C♯dimdegree 2 · diminished Ddegree 3 · major Emdegree 4 · minor F♯mdegree 5 · minor Gdegree 6 · major Adegree 7 · major

Built by stacking thirds inside the scale and asking what quality comes out, rather than from a table of roman numerals.

What is true of it

B minor has 2 sharps.

They are written in this order, always: F♯ C♯.

Its notes are B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G and A.

Relative: D major has the same 2 sharps. Parallel: B major has 5 sharps, which is why changing mode changes the signature by three.

Every key

C♭ major G♭ major D♭ major A♭ major E♭ major B♭ major F major C major G major D major A major E major B major F♯ major C♯ major A♭ minor E♭ minor B♭ minor F minor C minor G minor D minor A minor E minor F♯ minor C♯ minor G♯ minor D♯ minor A♯ minor