B minor - Scales, triads & chords
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Do you know the circle of fifths? If not, feel free to check out my article on the circle of fifths. It’s worth it.
Huh? You’re here to learn B minor, right? You probably want to know how to play the B minor scale and what the chords in this key look like. You’ll also be happy if I show you which fingers you need for the chords. And which fingering is best for playing the B minor scale.
Your wish is my command. I’ll show you all of that in this article. But first, I want to tell you one thing. Don’t hate me for it. But B minor has a whopping FIVE FLATS.
That’s why I just mentioned the circle of fifths. It shows you how difficult a key is. And yes, B minor with five flats is in the difficult category. I won’t lie about that.
But guess what? B minor is only classified as difficult because of the many flats. That doesn’t mean the key is difficult to play. On the contrary. It’s actually quite simple. If you know how. . And you will. Once you’ve read this article.
B minor Scale
Sheet music
Here’s the B minor scale in sheet music form for you first. This is just a little help for you. You won’t need the sheet music later; instead, you’ll play B minor very routinely and intuitively.
Piano keyboard with fingering
As I already told you: The B minor scale requires all five black keys. And the B minor scale starts with a black key. You know which one. Exactly, with B-flat!
As a rule, we NEVER play a black key with the thumb. Not only does it feel awkward. It also disrupts your fluid piano playing.
So, we start the B minor scale with the second finger – the index finger. Then you tuck your thumb under your index finger and land on C.
After that, it gets easy. You play D-flat and E-flat with your second and third fingers.
Then you tuck your thumb under your hand again and land on F. You then play G-flat, A-flat, and B-flat with fingers 2, 3, and 4.
So, your fingering for B minor is
2 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
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B minor Triad (Chord)
Below you’ll find the B minor triad as sheet music and on the piano keyboard in different positions: root position, 1st inversion, and 2nd inversion of the triad.
Home position
1. reversal
2. reversal
Parallel major key
The parallel major key of B minor is D-flat Major, or C-sharp Major.
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