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 chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
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
MajorB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#Harmonic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, A#Melodic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#DorianB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, APhrygianB, C, D, E, F#, G, ALydianB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#MixolydianB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, ALocrianB, C, D, E, F, G, AMajor PentatonicB, C#, D#, F#, G#Minor PentatonicB, D, E, F#, ABluesB, D, E, F, F#, AWhole ToneB, C#, D#, F, G, ADiminished (H-W)B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, ADiminished (W-H)B, C#, D, E, F, G, G#, A#Phrygian DominantB, C, D#, E, F#, G, AHungarian MinorB, C#, D, F, F#, G, A#Lydian DominantB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A
Natural Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
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.