You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To in B

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B/F♯

Chord Diagrams — You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To in B (Guitar)

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You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 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 G# to A# (ascending whole step), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to F# (ascending minor third), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to F (ascending half step), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to E (ascending tritone), E to F (ascending half step), F to B (ascending tritone), B to G (descending major third), G to C# (ascending tritone), C# to G (ascending tritone), G to F# (descending half step), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth). 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 B to G# by minor third.

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 · 33 bars · Form: A

Chords: G♯m, A♯m7♭5, D♯7, F♯m7, B7, E, Fm7♭5, A♯7, E6, Fdim, B/F♯, Gdim, C♯9, G7, F♯7, B.

Scales for Improvisation B bebop, B bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of B