B major chord fingering

Five sharps

The B major chord has the notes B D♯ F♯. In root position the right hand plays 1 3 5 and the left hand plays 5 3 1. The fingering below covers root position and both inversions.

Relative minor: G♯ minor, with the same key signatureParallel minor: B minor, on the same root

All chords on B: 7th, sus, diminished and more

Fingering

Root position

HandBD♯F♯
RH135
LH531

1st inversion

HandD♯F♯B
RH125
LH531

2nd inversion

HandF♯BD♯
RH135
LH521

Notes are listed from lowest to highest. RH is the right hand and LH the left hand. Finger 1 is the thumb (shown in colour) and 5 is the little finger.

Sheet music

Hands
Inversion

On the keyboard

Plays the chord with the hands shown.