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 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes ## Triads in B♭ major | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | | 2 | Cm | [C minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-minor) | | 3 | Dm | [D minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-minor) | | 4 | E♭ | [E♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) | | 5 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | 6 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | | 7 | Adim | [A diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in B♭ major | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭maj7 | [B♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbmaj7) · [B♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2) · [B♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-3) · [B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | Cm7 | [Cm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7) · [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) · [Cm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) · [Cm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | Dm7 | [Dm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7) · [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) · [Dm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3) · [Dm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | E♭maj7 | [E♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebmaj7) · [E♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2) · [E♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-3) · [E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | F7 | [F7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f7) · [F7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2) · [F7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-3) · [F7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | Gm7 | [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) · [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) · [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) · [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | Am7♭5 | [Am7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7b5) · [Am7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2) · [Am7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-3) · [Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-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-minor) - [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) - [D Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-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 - [B major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-major) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice B♭ major in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-major:10:ladder:p1)