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What key goes well with B?

B major Relative key G-sharp minor Parallel key B minor Dominant key F-sharp major Subdominant E major Component pitches 2 more rows

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Major scale based on B

This article is about the major scale B. It is not to be confused with Bei Maejor B major (or the key of B) is a major scale based on B. The pitches B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, and A♯ are all part of the B major scale. Its key signature has five sharps. Its relative minor is G-sharp minor, its parallel minor is B minor, and its enharmonic equivalent is C-flat major.

The B major scale is:

Audio playback is not supported in your browser. You can download the audio file Although B major is usually considered a remote key (due to its distance from C major in the circle of fifths and fairly large number of sharps), Frédéric Chopin regarded its scale as the easiest of all to play on the piano, as its black notes fit the natural positions of the fingers well; as a consequence he often assigned it first to beginning piano students, leaving the scale of C major until last because he considered it the hardest of all scales to play completely evenly (because of its complete lack of black notes).[1] Few large-scale works in B major exist: these include Haydn's Symphony No. 46. The aria "La donna è mobile" from Verdi's opera Rigoletto is in the key, as is the "Flower Duet" from Lakmé. Brahms's Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8, is in B major, though the piece ends in B minor. Brahms also wrote the slow movement to his Second Symphony in B major, as well as the fourth and last piece of the Ballades, Op. 10. The second movement of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" is in B major. The "Tuileries" movement from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is in the key. Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony in B minor ends in B major.

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What minor key has B-flat?

Flats Keys Accidentals C major / A minor (none) F major / D minor B♭ B-flat major / G minor B♭, E♭ E-flat major / C minor B♭, E♭, A♭ 4 more rows

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Key Signature Chart

This Key Signature Chart is designed to help you learn all the key signatures easily. It’s written with increasing sharps and flats. It’s essential for all musicians to memorize the key signatures. As you study it you’ll quickly learn its patterns and discover that it’s not nearly as difficult as it seems at first glance. The right column shows the accidentals (sharps or flats): Notice how each sharp is always a fifth above the last (G-sharp, D-sharp, A-sharp…) and each flat is always a fifth below the previous one (B-flat, E-flat, A-flat…). Note that the sharps follow the Circle of Fifths clockwise, while the flats follow it counterclockwise. In addition to the online chart on this page, I’ve created a beautiful printable version of the Key Signature Chart, available for free download! Simply click this link to view the printable chart, or right-click and select “Save” to save it to your computer.

Sharps

Key Signature Keys Accidentals C major / A minor (none) G major / E minor F♯ D major / B minor F♯, C♯ A major / F-sharp minor F♯, C♯, G♯ E major / C-sharp minor F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯ B major / G-sharp minor F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯ F-sharp major / D-sharp minor F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯ C-sharp major / A-sharp minor F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯

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