I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face in B

Frederick Loewe / Alan Jay Lerner(1956)swing
Do Re MiC D E
A
B
B/F♯
G♯aug7
D♯aug7
G♯aug7
G♯7♯9♯5
C♯m/F♯

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I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 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 B to C# (ascending whole step), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to E (descending whole step), E to F (ascending half step), F to B (ascending tritone), 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 G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to D# (descending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to E (ascending minor third), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to C# (ascending major third). 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 · 22 bars · Form: AB

Chords: BMaj7, C♯m, F♯7, EMaj7, Fdim7, B/F♯, G♯7♭9, Fm, A♯7♭9, D♯m, G♯aug7, D♯aug7, G♯7♯9♯5, C♯7, Em, A7, C♯m/F♯.

Scales for Improvisation B bebop, B bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of B