🦋 Here's a beautiful B major scale reference which shows the notes, finger position on the piano keyboard, intervals, scale degrees, diatonic chords and common chord progressions in B major.
🎸 You'll also find the B major scale on the guitar fretboard.
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The B major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯ and A♯. Its relative minor is G♯ minor.
The B major scale has a key signature of 5 sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯ and A♯.
The key of B major is closely related to the key of E major and the key of F♯ major.
The notes of the B major scale are B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯ and A♯
The relative minor of the B major scale is G♯ minor
B major scale piano layout & finger position
Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the B major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the B major scale up and down:
- B
- C♯
- D♯
- E
- F♯
- G♯
- A♯
- B
B
F♯
C♯
G♯
D♯
A♯
E
B
B
E
C♯
F♯
D♯
G♯
A♯
B
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right hand
B Major Scale on Guitar
🎸 Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the B major scale , using standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E. You can show all notes, only the root notes, the intervals or the scale degrees:
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You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the B major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):
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Chords in the key of B major
(B major diatonic chords)
The diatonic chords in the key of B major are: B major, C♯ minor, D♯ minor, E major, F♯ major, G♯ minor and A♯ diminished
Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.
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B major
B D♯ F♯ A♯
ii
C♯ minor
C♯ E G♯ B
iii
D♯ minor
D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
IV
E major
E G♯ B D♯
V
F♯ major
F♯ A♯ C♯ E
vi
G♯ minor
G♯ B D♯ F♯
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A♯ diminished
A♯ C♯ E G♯
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Common chord progressions in the key of B major
Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of B major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords:
I B maj
IV E maj
V F♯ maj
I B maj
vi G♯ min
ii C♯ min
V F♯ maj
vi G♯ min
IV E maj
I B maj
V F♯ maj
I B maj
iii D♯ min
IV E maj
V F♯ maj
I B maj
IV E maj
vi A♯ min
V F♯ maj
ii C♯ min
V F♯ maj
I B maj
I B maj
vi G♯ min
IV E maj
V F♯ maj
I B maj
IV E maj
ii C♯ min
V F♯ maj
iii D♯ min
vi G♯ min
ii C♯ min
V F♯ maj
I B maj
V F♯ maj
vi G♯ min
IV E maj
I B maj
IV E maj
V F♯ maj
I B maj
I B maj
V F♯ maj
ii C♯ min
iii D♯ min
Toggle B major scale intervals & scale degrees
| degrees | notes | intervals |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Tonic | B | Unison |
| 2: Supertonic | C♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3: Mediant | D♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4: Subdominant | E | Perfect 4th |
| 5: Dominant | F♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6: Submediant | G♯ | Major 6th |
| 7: Leading Tone | A♯ | Major 7th |
| 1: Octave/Tonic | B | Perfect 8th |
Popular Songs in the Key of B Major
- November Rain by Guns N' Roses
- Lightning Crashes by Live
- Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana
- Scars by Papa Roach
- Thunderstruck by AC/DC
- Lights by Ellie Goulding
- The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel
- Drive by The Cars
- California Girls by The Beach Boys
- Sailing by Rod Stewart
- Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
- I'm Yours by Jason Mraz
Major scale formula
🔧 The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:
- W-W-H-W-W-W-H
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W = Whole step H = Half step
go to a different major or minor scale:
C majorC♯ majorD♠majorD majorE♠majorE majorF majorF♯ majorG♠majorG majorA♠majorA majorB♠majorC♠major
C minor C♯ minor D♠minorD minorD♯ minorE♠minorE minorF minorF♯ minorG minorG♯ minorA♠minorA minorA♯ minorB♠minorB minor
