Major & minor
B major scale · also called the Ionian mode
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is G♯ natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of B major.
- Notes
- BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
How to play the B major scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------9--11-12-| B|-------------------------------------9--11-12----------| G|----------------------------8--9--11-------------------| D|-------------------8--9--11----------------------------| A|----------7--9--11-------------------------------------| E|-7--9--11----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 7–12
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------1-2-4-| E|-------2---------| C|-1-3-4-----------| G|---------1-------|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the B major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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