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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
NoteB♭CDE♭FGA
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 15F2G2A2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3A2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3A3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3G3A3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G3A3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G4A4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5F4G4A4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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B♭ major scale, degrees, frets 0 to 155671234567123456712345671234567123456712345671235671234566E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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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 1 to 5567123456712345676E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    B♭ major, position 2, frets 3 to 7671234567123456716E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      B♭ major, position 3, frets 6 to 10123456712345671236E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        B♭ major, position 4, frets 8 to 12234567123456712346E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          B♭ major, position 5, frets 11 to 15456712345671234566E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in B♭ major

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            2CmC minor arpeggio
            3DmD minor arpeggio
            4E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            5FF major arpeggio
            6GmG minor arpeggio
            7AdimA diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B♭ major

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭maj7B♭maj7 arpeggio · B♭maj7 drop 2 · B♭maj7 drop 3 · B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            2Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            3Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            4E♭maj7E♭maj7 arpeggio · E♭maj7 drop 2 · E♭maj7 drop 3 · E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            5F7F7 arpeggio · F7 drop 2 · F7 drop 3 · F7 drop 2 and 4
            6Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            7Am7♭5Am7♭5 arpeggio · Am7♭5 drop 2 · Am7♭5 drop 3 · Am7♭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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