Hey Friend,
Did you figure out the notes to B major yesterday?
If you did your homework, you'll know the notes are B, D# and F#. The B note is the fifth scale degree in the key of E major, and the 1 note in the B major chord.
As I mentioned yesterday, B major is the V chord in the key of E, so logically that should make sense - the fifth scale degree also denotes the V chord in the harmonic progression of triads (chords).
B major stems from using the key of B Major, taking the 1, 3 and 5 notes from the scale to give us the triad. Here is that scale:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B C# D# E F# G# A#
And you can see here how the same notes occur in the E major scale, which is why B major works well in this key:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 E F# G# A B C# D# E F#
See, if you extend that scale into the next octave, the B major notes line up as the 5, 7 and 9 (2) notes in the key of E.
There's our triad - B D# F#.
Of the five keys we've studied so far, this is the first time B major had made an appearance. As with the other major and minor chords, B major occurs naturally in three major and three minor keys. First, the major keys:
Key I IIm IIIm IV V VIm VII° E E F#m G#m A B C#m D#° F# F# G#m A#m B C# D#m E#° And the minor keys with a B major chord:
Key Im II° III IVm Vm VI VII C#m C#m D#° E F#m G#m A B D#m D#m E#° F# C#m A#m B C# G#m G#m A#° B C#m D#m E F#
The exercise files are in the oven baking right now, so you'll have them tomorrow, hot and fresh. Study this email, make sure it makes sense and send me your questions. Come on, 5 o'clock!
Peace~
Dave | 
