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Gone With The Wind

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Chord Diagrams — Gone With The Wind in B (Guitar)

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Gone With The Wind in B

Key of B

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 C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to G# (descending minor third), G# to F (descending minor third), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to C (descending minor third), C to D# (ascending minor third), D# to D# (ascending unison), D# to D (descending half step), D to A# (descending major third), A# to A (descending half step), A to G# (descending half step), G# to G# (ascending unison), G# to E (descending major third), E to D# (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 D# to C# 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.

medium-swing4/4 · 32 bars · Form: AB

Chords: C♯m7, F♯7, Bmaj7, G♯7, Fm7, A♯7, D♯6, C7, D♯maj7, D♯m, Ddim7, A♯7♯5, A7, G♯7♭9, G♯m7, Emaj7, D♯m7♭5.

Scales for Improvisation B bebop, B bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of B