B minor has 2 sharps (F♯ C♯). Its seven chords are Bm, C♯°, D, Em, F♯m, G, A. It's the relative minor of D major: the same notes and chords, with Bm as home.
On the wheel, the minor key's i, iv and v sit together on the inner ring with ♭III, ♭VI and ♭VII right above them. Tap any key on the wheel to go to its page.
Open B minor in the interactive wheel| Number | Chord | 7th chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | Bm | Bm7 |
| ii° | C♯° | C♯m7♭5 |
| ♭III | D | Dmaj7 |
| iv | Em | Em7 |
| v | F♯m | F♯m7 |
| ♭VI | G | Gmaj7 |
| ♭VII | A | A7 |
The major V pulls home harder than the minor v (House of the Rising Sun, Hotel California). The major IV is the Dorian sound (Oye Como Va, Get Lucky). Ending on a major I is the old "Picardy" trick.
The same slot on the wheel with a different flavour. Sus chords swap the 3rd for the 2nd or 4th and like to resolve back to the plain chord (Bsus4 → Bm). add9 adds the 2nd on top of the full chord. These are the common ones whose notes all stay in the key (here: Bsus2, Bsus4, Dadd9); the small label is the slot they sit in.
B natural minor: B C♯ D E F♯ G A. The key's seven chords are built from these notes; the borrowed and secondary chords above bring in notes from outside it.
The seven chords in B minor are Bm, C#°, D, Em, F#m, G, A. As 7th chords: Bm7, C#m7b5, Dmaj7, Em7, F#m7, Gmaj7, A7.
B minor has 2 sharps (F# C#).
D major. It uses exactly the same notes and chords; only the home chord changes.
i bVI bIII bVII: Bm G D A; i iv v: Bm Em F#m; i bVII bVI V: Bm A G F#.