B Major Pentatonic Scale

B major pentatonic

Notes

B · C♯ · D♯ · F♯ · G♯

Intervals

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

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912F♯G♯BC♯D♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯BG♯BC♯D♯F♯D♯F♯G♯BC♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯F♯G♯BC♯D♯
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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912F♯G♯BC♯D♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯BG♯BC♯D♯F♯D♯F♯G♯BC♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯F♯G♯BC♯D♯

B Major Pentatonic shares these box grips with Ab Minor Pentatonic.

Box positions
Box 5frets 1–4
EBGDAE35F♯G♯BC♯D♯G♯BD♯F♯BC♯F♯G♯
Box 1frets 4–7
EBGDAE57G♯BD♯F♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯C♯D♯G♯B
Box 2frets 6–9
EBGDAE79BC♯F♯G♯C♯D♯G♯BD♯F♯BC♯
Box 3frets 8–12
EBGDAE91213C♯D♯G♯BD♯F♯G♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯C♯D♯
Box 4frets 11–14
EBGDAE12131415D♯F♯BC♯F♯G♯C♯D♯G♯BD♯F♯

Diagrams

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

B Major Pentatonic Scale — notes B, C#, D#, F#, G# shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
B Major Pentatonic Scale — five pentatonic box positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Five pentatonic box positions