How to Play B on Piano

The B Major chord sounds bright and resolved. It stacks 3 notes: B – D# – F#.

A root, a major third and a perfect fifth — the chord every other chord is measured against.

Notes in B

NoteIntervalFinger
BB4Root1
D#D#5Major 3rd3
F#F#5Perfect 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on B. Use finger 3 on D# and finger 5 on F#.

Where it sits

2 notes of this chord (D#, F#) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 3 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Major Chords

C
C – E – G
Db
Db – F – Ab
D
D – F# – A
Eb
Eb – G – Bb
E
E – G# – B
F
F – A – C
F#
F# – A# – C#
G
G – B – D
Ab
Ab – C – Eb
A
A – C# – E
Bb
Bb – D – F

Other B Chords

B6
B – D# – F# – G#
B7
B – D# – F# – A
B9
B – D# – F# – A – C#
Bm
B – D – F#
Bmaj7
B – D# – F# – A#
Bm7
B – D – F# – A
Bdim
B – D – F
Baug
B – D# – F##
Bsus2
B – C# – F#
Bsus4
B – E – F#
Bdim7
B – D – F – Ab
Bm6
B – D – F# – G#
Badd9
B – D# – F# – C#