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B major
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| Relative key | G♯ minor | |
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| Parallel key | B minor | |
| Component pitches | ||
| B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, B | ||
B major is a major scale based on B, consisting of the pitches B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, and B. Its key signature consists of five sharps.
Its relative minor is G-sharp minor, its parallel minor is B minor, and its enharmonic equivalent is C-flat major.
The only symphony by a well-known composer in this key is Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 46.
Note that in German, the pitch B is called "H," and B-flat is called "B".
- Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 -Johannes Brahms
- Slavonic Dance No. 9 -Antonín Dvořák
- Finale, Firebird -Igor Stravinsky
- Finale, Swan Lake -Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- La Donna è Mobile -Giuseppe Verdi (Rigoletto).
- Always With Me, Always With You - Joe Satriani
- Beat On The Brat - The Ramones
- The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
- California Girls - The Beach Boys
- Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
- Ghostbusters theme - Ray Parker Jr.
- Heart of the Sunrise - Yes
- If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
- Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
- Life with Derek theme song
- Macy's Day Parade - Green Day
- Midnight Rambler - The Rolling Stones
- The Only Living Boy in New York -Simon & Garfunkel
- Penny Lane - The Beatles (chorus in A major)
- Run - Collective Soul
- Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
- Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
- Take A Chance On Me - ABBA
- Tennessee Christmas - Amy Grant
- A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
- Theme from Moonraker - Shirley Bassey
- True Blue - Madonna
- Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles
- We Used To Be Friends - The Dandy Warhols (Veronica Mars theme)
- When You Were Young - The Killers
- Without You- Badfinger (covered by Harry Nilsson)
- Yellow - Coldplay
- You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra
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