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B major pentatonic scale on guitar

B major pentatonic has 5 notes: B, C♯, D♯, F♯, G♯.

B major pentatonic: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteBC♯D♯F♯G♯
Degree12356
Step22323

B major pentatonic on the whole neck

Every B major pentatonic 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 pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F#2G#2B2C#3D#3F#3B2C#3D#3F#3G#3B3D#3F#3G#3B3C#4D#4G#3B3C#4D#4F#4G#4B3C#4D#4F#4G#4B4C#5F#4G#4B4C#5D#5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B major pentatonic
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B major pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1556123512356135612361235612356125612356E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B major pentatonic
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B major pentatonic 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 pentatonic, position 1, frets 1 to 45612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 1–4, 12 notes
    B major pentatonic, position 2, frets 2 to 65612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 12 notes
      B major pentatonic, position 3, frets 4 to 86123561235616E25A24D33G32B31E445678
        Position 3: frets 4–8, 12 notes
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        B major pentatonic, position 4, frets 7 to 1112356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 13 notes
          B major pentatonic, position 5, frets 9 to 132356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 12 notes

            Triads in B major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1BB major arpeggio
            6G♯mG♯ minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            6G♯m7G♯m7 arpeggio · G♯m7 drop 2 · G♯m7 drop 3 · G♯m7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Major pentatonic in every key

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