B

Diatonic Scale

B Natural Minor

The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.

Notes in B Natural Minor

B1
C#2
D3
E4
F#5
G6
A7
B8

Chords in B Natural Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iBmB – D – F#minor
iiC#°C# – E – Gdiminished
IIIDD – F# – Amajor
ivEmE – G – Bminor
vF#mF# – A – C#minor
VIGG – B – Dmajor
VIIAA – C# – Emajor

Other Scales in B

Natural Minor in All 12 Keys

Chords in B Natural Minor

The B natural minor scale contains the notes B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A. The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.

The diatonic chords in B natural minor are Bm (i), C#° (ii), D (III), Em (iv), F#m (v), G (VI), A (VII). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the B natural minor scale.

To develop your ear for the B natural minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.