Mandolin Chords in the Key of B

Mandolin chords in the key of B include B Major, C# Minor, D# Minor, E Major, F# Major, G# Minor and A# Diminished.

Major

Minor

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Minor

Major

Minor

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Diminished

Major Mandolin Chords in the Key of B

Diagram of a B major mandolin chord at the 7 fret (first inversion)

Diagram of an F# major mandolin chord at the 2 fret (first inversion)

Diagram of an E major mandolin chord at the open position (first inversion)

Minor Mandolin Chords in the Key of B

Diagram of a G# minor mandolin barre chord at the 4 fret (first inversion)

G#m

Diagram of a D# minor mandolin barre chord at the 1 fret (second inversion)

D#m

Diagram of a C# minor mandolin barre chord at the 9 fret (first inversion)

C#m

Diminished Mandolin Chords in the Key of B

A#dim

7th Mandolin Chords in the Key of B

Diagram of a B major 7th mandolin chord at the 1 fret (third inversion)

Bmaj7

Diagram of an A# diminished 7th mandolin chord at the open position (third inversion)

A#dim7

Diagram of a G# minor 7th mandolin barre chord at the 1 fret

G#m7

Diagram of an F# 7th mandolin chord at the open position (first inversion)

F#7

Diagram of an E major 7th mandolin chord at the open position (first inversion)

Emaj7

Diagram of a D# minor 7th mandolin barre chord at the 8 fret

D#m7

Diagram of a C# minor 7th mandolin chord at the open position (third inversion)

C#m7

Circle of Fifths

In music theory, the circle of fifths is a way of organizing the 12 chromatic pitches as a sequence of perfect fifths. If C is chosen as a starting point, the sequence is: C, G, D, A, E, B (=C♭), F♯ (=G♭), C♯ (=D♭), A♭, E♭, B♭, F. Continuing the pattern from F returns the sequence to its starting point of C. This order places the most closely related key signatures adjacent to one another. It is usually illustrated in the form of a circle.