B major

English

Noun

B major (uncountable)

1. (music) The major key with B as its tonic, with the notes B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, and A♯, the key signature of which has five sharps:

   

2. (music) The major chord with a root of B.

   

Coordinate terms

• C major
• C-sharp major
• D-flat major
• D major
• E-flat major
• E major
• F-flat major
• F major
• F-sharp major
• G major
• G-sharp major
• A-flat major
• A major
• A-sharp major
• B-flat major
• B major
• C-flat major

Translations

the major key with B as its tonic

• Danish: H-dur
• Dutch: B-majeur (nl), B-groot (nl)
• Finnish: H-duuri (fi)
• French: si majeur (fr) m
• German: H-Dur (de) n
• Hungarian: H-dúr
• Italian: si maggiore m
• Japanese: ロ長調 (ja) (ro chōchō)
• Korean: 나장조 (najangjo)
• Norwegian: H-dur
• Polish: H-dur (pl) m inan
• Russian: си мажо́р m (si mažór)
• Spanish: si mayor m
• Swedish: H-dur (sv)

the major chord with a root of B

• Dutch: B-majeur (nl), B-groot (nl)
• French: si majeur (fr) m
• German: H-Dur (de) n
• Hungarian: H-dúr
• Polish: H-dur (pl) m inan
• Spanish: si mayor m
• Swedish: H-durackord