B MINOR CHORD HOW TO

These are pre-made strings of chords that already sound good and can be used to kickstart melody ideas, quickly and easily. Once you know the chords in the B minor scale, it's important to know which notes make up each chord.įinally you can start to use common chord progression in B minor.

D (root note – find the D major scale) major (quality – use the major chord spelling) Which Notes Make Up The Chords of The B Minor Scale? Just make sure that you use the major scale of the root note (of your chord), and the correct spelling for the quality of chord you want (major, minor or diminished).Į.G. You can then repeat this process for all chords in the scale. So, take the D major scale, count the 1 note (D), then the 3 note (F#), then the 5 note (A). You will then use the major chord spelling to work out the notes that you need to play. However, if you don't, you can use chord spellings to figure out the notes in each chord.Īll you have to do is plug these chord spellings into your root note major scale for them to work.įor instance: if you take the 3rd chord as an example (D major), you will use the major scale of the root note (D).

B MINOR CHORD HOW TO

If you know how to play your basic triads, you can play the B minor chord scale now. Therefore, using the chord scale formulas, the B minor chord scale is as follows: Minor: minor, diminished, major, minor, minor, major, major.

Major: major, minor, minor, major, major, minor, diminsihed.