Guitar · scales and modes # B major scale on guitar B major has 7 notes: B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A♯. Also called Ionian. | Note | B | C♯ | D♯ | E | F♯ | G♯ | A♯ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ## 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 Note names B major Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 4–8, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes ## Triads in B major | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B | [B major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) | | 2 | C♯m | [C♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-minor) | | 3 | D♯m | [E♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-minor) | | 4 | E | [E major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) | | 5 | F♯ | [F♯ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-major) | | 6 | G♯m | [G♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-minor) | | 7 | A♯dim | [B♭ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in B major | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Bmaj7 | [Bmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bmaj7) · [Bmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-2) · [Bmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-3) · [Bmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | C♯m7 | [C♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) · [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | D♯m7 | [E♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebm7) · [E♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2) · [E♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-3) · [E♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | Emaj7 | [Emaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/emaj7) · [Emaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-2) · [Emaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-3) · [Emaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | F♯7 | [F♯7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-7) · [F♯7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-2) · [F♯7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-3) · [F♯7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | G♯m7 | [G♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7) · [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [G♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | A♯m7♭5 | [B♭m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7b5) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-3) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of B major, starting from another root. - [G♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-minor) - [C♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-dorian) - [D♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-phrygian) - [E Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian) - [F♯ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-mixolydian) - [B♭ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-locrian) ## Major in every key - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) - [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major) - [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) - [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major) - [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major) - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) - [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major) - [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) - [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major) - [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major) - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) - B major ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice B major in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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