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B major scale on guitar

B major has 7 notes: B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A♯. Also called Ionian.

B major: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteBC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯
Degree1234567
Step2212221

B major on the whole neck

Every B major note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

B major scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G#2A#2B2C#3D#3E3F#3A#2B2C#3D#3E3F#3G#3A#3B3D#3E3F#3G#3A#3B3C#4D#4E4G#3A#3B3C#4D#4E4F#4G#4A#4B3C#4D#4E4F#4G#4A#4B4C#5E4F#4G#4A#4B4C#5D#5E5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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B major scale, degrees, frets 0 to 154567123457123456713456712346712345671234567124567123456E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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B major in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a B falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

B major, position 1, frets 0 to 4456712345671234566E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    B major, position 2, frets 2 to 6567123456712345676E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      B major, position 3, frets 4 to 8671234567123456716E25A24D33G32B31E445678
        Position 3: frets 4–8, 17 notes
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        B major, position 4, frets 7 to 11123456712345671236E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          B major, position 5, frets 9 to 13234567123456712346E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes

            Triads in B major

            DegreeChordPages
            1BB major arpeggio
            2C♯mC♯ minor arpeggio
            3D♯mE♭ minor arpeggio
            4EE major arpeggio
            5F♯F♯ major arpeggio
            6G♯mG♯ minor arpeggio
            7A♯dimB♭ diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B major

            DegreeChordPages
            1Bmaj7Bmaj7 arpeggio · Bmaj7 drop 2 · Bmaj7 drop 3 · Bmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            2C♯m7C♯m7 arpeggio · C♯m7 drop 2 · C♯m7 drop 3 · C♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            3D♯m7E♭m7 arpeggio · E♭m7 drop 2 · E♭m7 drop 3 · E♭m7 drop 2 and 4
            4Emaj7Emaj7 arpeggio · Emaj7 drop 2 · Emaj7 drop 3 · Emaj7 drop 2 and 4
            5F♯7F♯7 arpeggio · F♯7 drop 2 · F♯7 drop 3 · F♯7 drop 2 and 4
            6G♯m7G♯m7 arpeggio · G♯m7 drop 2 · G♯m7 drop 3 · G♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            7A♯m7♭5B♭m7♭5 arpeggio · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 · B♭m7♭5 drop 3 · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of B major, starting from another root.

            Major in every key

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