B minor

H - a - g ^ fis - e - d ^ cis - h

B minor is a key of Tongeschlechts minor, based on the root h. The key of B minor is written in the notation of two sharps ( F sharp, cis). The corresponding scale and the basic chord in this key ( the tonic hd- fis ) are designated by the term B minor.

In English, the key is referred to as b minor, so it gets in the entertainment music also often the chord symbol and b Bm (see also Note labels in other languages ​​).

Many composers of the Baroque period and later (about Beethoven and Schubert) associates this key with darkness and death; but cf also the article key character. Beethoven is said to have called it " black key " ( he worked on a B-minor symphony ). Also the sound h often represents death ( Schubert: " The Beautiful Miller ", " Winter Journey" ).

Classification of the key

  • Key
Chord names and symbols (popular music) Relative key Dominant (music) Major and minor Root (chord) Sharp (music) Tonic (music) C-flat major G-flat major D-flat major A-flat major B-flat major F major C major G major A major E major B major F-sharp major C-sharp major A-flat minor E-flat minor B-flat minor A minor F-sharp minor C-sharp minor G-sharp minor D-sharp minor A-sharp minor
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