02 How to Jam in the Key of B

Here's a run down of all the points that give us all the chords in the key of B major. A fuller explanation of how we get the chords in a key is in the first video in this section (the key of A video')

B major scale

B – C# - D# - E – F# - G# - A# 

1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 

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Diatonic Chords in the Key of B

B – C#m - D#m - E – F# - G#m

I    ii    iii    IV  V   vi

1     2    3      4     5     6

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Interactive TAB - Essential Music Theory Points

Here we have taken the essential music theory points from the lesson video and synced them to tab for easy learning! This clip shows how the notes from the major scale give us all the chords in the key of B major.

Example chord progression 1

The same four chords as the previous lesson but in the key of B! Again, this uses the first, fifth, sixth and fourth chords in the key of B, as used in I'm Yours by Jazon Mraz (no capo version) among others.

|B                             |E                              |F#                            |B                              |

Example chord progression 2

Going up the first four diatonic chords in the key of B. 

|B                             | C#m                      | D#m                     |E                              |

Song Examples;

• Faith by George Michael

• I'm Yours by Jason Mraz (no capo version, original key of B major)
  

Interactive TAB - Key of B Jamming Examples

Here we have tabbed out the improvisation examples from the lesson video, which is synced to video for easy learning! These can be used as inspiration for you own jams, or learn them note for note to get you started.

Rock Song Examples

As we've covered so far, songs in any of the rock genres tend to use the minor pentatonic blueprint for their chords and riffs, rather than the major scale. Here's a couple of great examples of songs that do that;

• Jumpin’ Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones (when in standard tuning)

• Rock Or Bust and Thunderstruck by AC/DC

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