B Major Scale

B major

Notes

B · C♯ · D♯ · E · F♯ · G♯ · A♯

Intervals

  • RootB (1P)
  • Major 2ndC♯ (2M)
  • Major 3rdD♯ (3M)
  • Perfect 4thE (4P)
  • Perfect 5thF♯ (5P)
  • Major 6thG♯ (6M)
  • Major 7thA♯ (7M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EBC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BG♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯E
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Modes of B major

Each mode uses the same seven notes as B major, started from a different scale degree.

  1. 1B Ionian — this scale— major 7th (7)
  2. 2D♭ Dorian— natural 6th (♮6)
  3. 3E♭ Phrygian— flat 2nd (♭2)
  4. 4E Lydian— sharp 4th (♯4 / ♯11)
  5. 5F♯ Mixolydian— flat 7th (♭7)
  6. 6A♭ Aeolian— flat 6th (♭6)
  7. 7B♭ Locrian— flat 5th (♭5)

3-Notes-Per-String positions

Seven movable patterns, each covering all 6 strings with 3 consecutive scale tones per string. Root notes are shown in red.

All 7 patterns
Pattern 1open · frets 0–6
EBGDAE357EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯
Pattern 2frets 2–7
EBGDAE357F♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯B
Pattern 3frets 4–9
EBGDAE579G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯
Pattern 4frets 6–11
EBGDAE7912A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯
Pattern 5frets 7–12
EBGDAE791213BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯E
Pattern 6frets 9–14
EBGDAE912131415C♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯
Pattern 7frets 11–16
EBGDAE121314151617D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯

Quartal voicings

Stacked perfect 4ths across four adjacent strings, sorted nut to heel. Root notes are circled in red.

All voicings
EBGDAE57G♯C♯F♯B
G# root
EBGDAE3A♯D♯G♯C♯
A# root
EBGDAE3D♯G♯C♯F♯
D# root
EBGDAE79A♯D♯G♯C♯
A# root
EBGDAE57C♯F♯BE
C# root
EBGDAE79G♯C♯F♯B
G# root
EBGDAE912C♯F♯BE
C# root
EBGDAE79D♯G♯C♯F♯
D# root
EBGDAE9A♯D♯G♯C♯
A# root
EBGDAE121314D♯G♯C♯F♯
D# root
EBGDAE121314G♯C♯F♯B
G# root
EBGDAE121314C♯F♯BE
C# root

Diagrams

B Major Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

B Major Scale — notes B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A# shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
B Major Scale — seven 3-notes-per-string positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Seven 3NPS positions
B Major Scale — quartal voicings shown as chord-box diagrams for all four roots.
Quartal voicings — 3 string sets, sorted nut to heel