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

EBGDAE357912FGAB♭CDE♭CDE♭FGAB♭GAB♭CDE♭FGDE♭FGAB♭CDAB♭CDE♭FGAFGAB♭CDE♭
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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. 2C Dorian— natural 6th (♮6)
  3. 3D Phrygian— flat 2nd (♭2)
  4. 4E♭ Lydian— sharp 4th (♯4 / ♯11)
  5. 5F Mixolydian— flat 7th (♭7)
  6. 6G Aeolian— flat 6th (♭6)
  7. 7A 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 1frets 1–6
EBGDAE357FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭
Pattern 2frets 3–8
EBGDAE3579GAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭C
Pattern 3frets 5–10
EBGDAE579AB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CD
Pattern 4frets 6–11
EBGDAE7912B♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭
Pattern 5frets 8–13
EBGDAE9121314CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭F
Pattern 6frets 10–15
EBGDAE1213141516DE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FG
Pattern 7frets 11–17
EBGDAE12131415161718E♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGA

Quartal voicings

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

All voicings
EBGDAE35GCFB♭
G root
EBGDAE3ADGC
A root
EBGDAE3DGCF
D root
EBGDAE57ADGC
A root
EBGDAE35CFB♭E♭
C root
EBGDAE57GCFB♭
G root
EBGDAE9CFB♭E♭
C root
EBGDAE57DGCF
D root
EBGDAE79ADGC
A root
EBGDAE1213DGCF
D root
EBGDAE1213GCFB♭
G root
EBGDAE1213CFB♭E♭
C root

Diagrams

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

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