I Wish You Love (Que reste-t-il de nos amours?) in B

Léo Chauliac /Charles Trenet / Albert Askew Beach(1942)swing
Do Re MiC D E
A
B
BMaj9
BMaj9
F♯m6/A
C♯m7/G♯
F♯7/A♯
BMaj9
F♭7

Chord Diagrams — I Wish You Love (Que reste-t-il de nos amours?) in B (Guitar)

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I Wish You Love (Que reste-t-il de nos amours?) 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 D# (ascending major third), D# to D (descending half step), D to C# (descending half step), C# to B (descending whole step), B to C (ascending half step), C to G# (descending major third), G# to B (ascending minor third), B to B (ascending unison), B to B (ascending unison), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to E (ascending unison), E to B (descending perfect fourth), B to F# (descending perfect fourth), F# to C# (descending perfect fourth), C# to C# (ascending unison), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to Fb (ascending tritone). 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 Fb to C# by half 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 · 36 bars · Form: AB

Chords: C♯m9, F♯7, BMaj9, D♯m7, Ddim7, C♯m7, B6, Cdim, G♯7♭9, B7, Bdim7, B9, E, Em6, B, F♯m6/A, C♯9, C♯m7/G♯, F♯7/A♯, F♭7.

Scales for Improvisation B bebop, B bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of B