Chord Progressions in B Major
Common chord progressions in B Major (B C♯m D♯m E F♯ G♯m A♯°), sorted by genre and fingered for guitar or piano. Pick one and write a song with it.
Chords in B Major
- I: B
- ii: C♯m
- iii: D♯m
- IV: E
- V: F♯
- vi: G♯m
- vii°: A♯°
Progressions
- Axis of Pop (I V vi IV): B F♯ G♯m E
- Sensitive (vi IV I V): G♯m E B F♯
- '50s Doo-Wop (I vi IV V): B G♯m E F♯
- Three-Chord Classic (I IV V I): B E F♯ B
- ii–V–I (ii7 V7 Imaj7): C♯m7 F♯7 Bmaj7
- Twelve-Bar Blues (I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): B7 B7 B7 B7 E7 E7 B7 B7 F♯7 E7 B7 F♯7
- Epic Minor (i ♭VI ♭VII, in G♯ Minor): G♯m E F♯
- Andalusian Cadence (i ♭VII ♭VI V, in G♯ Minor): G♯m F♯ E D♯
- Mixolydian Rock (I ♭VII IV I): B A E B
- Pop Climb (I IV vi V): B E G♯m F♯
- Minor Pop Loop (i ♭VI ♭III ♭VII, in G♯ Minor): G♯m E B F♯
- Royal Road (IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi7): Emaj7 F♯7 D♯m7 G♯m7
- Pachelbel’s Canon (I V vi iii IV I IV V): B F♯ G♯m D♯m E B E F♯
- Rhythm Turnaround (Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7): Bmaj7 G♯m7 C♯m7 F♯7
- Aeolian Rock (i ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII, in G♯ Minor): G♯m F♯ E F♯
- Anthem Lift (IV I V vi): E B F♯ G♯m
- Build-Up (IV V vi): E F♯ G♯m
- Country Back-and-Forth (I IV I V): B E B F♯
- Garage Rock (I IV V IV): B E F♯ E
- Neo-Soul Vamp (Imaj7 IVmaj7): Bmaj7 Emaj7
- Minor Vamp (i7 iv7, in G♯ Minor): G♯m7 C♯m7
- Mario Cadence (I ♭VI ♭VII I): B G A B
- Minor Plagal (I IV iv I): B E Em B
- Creep (I III IV iv): B D♯ E Em
- Lydian Lift (I II IV I): B C♯ E B
- Quick-Change Blues (I7 IV7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): B7 E7 B7 B7 E7 E7 B7 B7 F♯7 E7 B7 F♯7
- Eight-Bar Blues (I7 V7 IV7 IV7 I7 V7 I7 V7): B7 F♯7 E7 E7 B7 F♯7 B7 F♯7
- Minor Blues (i7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 ♭VI7 V7 i7 V7, in G♯ Minor): G♯m7 G♯m7 G♯m7 G♯m7 C♯m7 C♯m7 G♯m7 G♯m7 E7 D♯7 G♯m7 D♯7
- Blues Vamp (I7 IV7): B7 E7
- Minor Three-Chord (i iv v, in G♯ Minor): G♯m C♯m D♯m
- Ragtime (I II7 V7 I): B C♯7 F♯7 B
- Country Walk (I V IV I): B F♯ E B
- Country iii (I iii IV V): B D♯m E F♯
- Circle Turnaround (iii7 vi7 ii7 V7): D♯m7 G♯m7 C♯m7 F♯7
- I–VI–ii–V (Imaj7 VI7 ii7 V7): Bmaj7 G♯7 C♯m7 F♯7
- Dominant Chain (III7 VI7 II7 V7): D♯7 G♯7 C♯7 F♯7
- Minor ii–V–i (iiø7 V7 i7, in G♯ Minor): A♯ø7 D♯7 G♯m7
- Tritone Sub ii–V–I (ii7 ♭II7 Imaj7): C♯m7 C7 Bmaj7
- Backdoor ii–V (ii7 ♭VII7 Imaj7): C♯m7 A7 Bmaj7
- Gospel Turn (I I7 IV iv): B B7 E Em
- Neo-Soul Descent (IVmaj7 iii7 ii7 Imaj7): Emaj7 D♯m7 C♯m7 Bmaj7
- Phrygian Riff (i ♭II, in G♯ Minor): G♯m A
- Minor Drama (i iv ♭VI V, in G♯ Minor): G♯m C♯m E D♯
- Rock Pivot (vi V IV V): G♯m F♯ E F♯
- Minor Rise (i iv ♭VI ♭VII, in G♯ Minor): G♯m C♯m E F♯
- Dark March (i ♭III ♭VII iv, in G♯ Minor): G♯m B F♯ C♯m