B Major Piano Chord
Root
B3rd
D#5th
F#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
B
D#
F#
The Notes in a B Major Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of a B Major chord is B.
The 3rd
The third of a B Major chord is D#. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.
Finding D# from B step by step:
- Start on: B
- Step 1: move up to C
- Step 2: move up to C#
- Step 3: move up to D
- Step 4: Land on D#
3rd
D#Root
B1
2
3
- C is a minor second above B.
- C# is a major 2nd above B.
- D is a minor third above B.
- D# is a major third above B.
The 5th
The fifth of a B Major chord is F#. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding F# from B step by step:
- Start on: B
- Step 1: move down to A#
- Step 2: move down to A
- Step 3: move down to G#
- Step 4: move down to G
- Step 5: Land on F#
5th
F#Root
B1
2
3
4
- A# is a minor second below B.
- A is a major 2nd below B.
- G# is a minor third below B.
- G is a major third below B.
- F# is a fourth below B. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note F# is down 5 half-steps from B, but up 7 half-steps from B:
5th
F#Root
B1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of B Major
Root Position
Root
B3rd
D#5th
F#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
B
D#
F#
1st Inversion
3rd
D#5th
F#Root
BE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
D#
F#
B
2nd Inversion
5th
F#Root
B3rd
D#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
F#
B
D#
