What key is Come Rain Or Come Shine in?

B major mixes barre and open elements. The B chord itself is a barre at fret 2, but E and A are comfortable open chords forming the IV and V. The open B string rings as the root, allowing creative drone-based arrangements. B is a intermediate-level key on guitar because the open B string rings as the root and the open E strings provide the 4th — useful for sus4 voicings and drone effects. This key mixes open and barre shapes, making it a good intermediate challenge that builds fretboard fluency.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through B to F (ascending tritone), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to C# (ascending unison), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to F# (descending perfect fourth), F# to E (descending whole step), E to B (descending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to C# (descending minor third), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to F# (ascending unison), F# to F# (ascending unison), F# to G# (ascending whole step), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to A (ascending minor third), A to D# (ascending tritone), D# to G (ascending major third), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to D# (descending whole step), D# to E (ascending half step), E to G# (ascending major third), G# to A (ascending half step), A to C# (ascending major third), C# to D (ascending half step), D to C# (descending half step). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from C# to B by whole step.

Scales for Improvisation

B major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, B Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

swing4/4 · 32 bars · Form: AB

Chords: SiMaj7, Fam7♭5, La♯m7♭5, Re♯7♭9, Sol♯m7, Do♯9, Do♯m7, Fa♯7, Si7, Fa♯m7, Mim7, Sim, Mim, Do♯m7♭5, Fa♯7♭5, Fa♯75, Fa♯7♯5, Sol♯m7♭5, Do♯7♭9, Fa♯m, Lam7, Re♯m7, Solm7♭5, Dom7, Fa7, Re♯7, Mi7, Sol♯7, LaMaj7, Do♯7, Re9, Do♯7/f.

Scales for Improvisation Si bebop, Si bebop major.