JamEaseB Major Scale – Guitar
The seven-note scale everything else is measured against: do-re-mi on the guitar neck. Here it is in B: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the B major scale
- B1
- C♯2
- D♯3
- E4
- F♯5
- G♯6
- A♯7
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in B major.
Same seven notes as the G♯ natural minor scale (its relative minor).
B major scale on the whole neck
Know the scale?
Now solo with it.
A guitar soloing course: 81 short lessons, each one ends with you jamming over a real backing track.
- From 3 notes to your own solos
- Every note on the neck, with sound and TAB
- 379 backing tracks in every key
The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB
Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.
Box 1 · frets 5–10
e|-------------------------------6-7-9-| B|-------------------------5-7-9-------| G|-------------------6-8-9-------------| D|-------------6-8-9-------------------| A|-------6-7-9-------------------------| E|-6-7-9-------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 7–13
e|-------------------------------------------------------------7--9--11-12-| B|-------------------------------------------------7--9--11-12-------------| G|-------------------------------------8--9--11-13-------------------------| D|-------------------------8--9--11-13-------------------------------------| A|-------------7--9--11-13-------------------------------------------------| E|-7--9--11-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 10–15
e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-12-14----------| G|----------------------------11-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-14----------------------------| A|----------11-13-14-------------------------------------| E|-11-12-14----------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 1–5
e|-----------------------------2-4-| B|-----------------------2-4-5-----| G|-----------------1-3-4-----------| D|-----------1-2-4-----------------| A|-----1-2-4-----------------------| E|-2-4-----------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 3–8
e|---------------------------------4-6-7-| B|---------------------------4-5-7-------| G|-------------------3-4-6-8-------------| D|-------------4-6-8---------------------| A|-------4-6-7---------------------------| E|-4-6-7---------------------------------|
B major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Slow blues backing track in B major – Beardly Jam Tracks
Songs in B major
These songs are in B major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Im Yours – Jason Mraz
- The Only Exception – Paramore
- Yellow – Coldplay
- Your Song – Parokya ni Edgar
- Africa – Toto
- Lego House – Ed Sheeran
- The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars
- Patience – Guns N' Roses
- The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel
- O Come To The Altar – Elevation Worship
- Memories – Maroon 5
- Blessed Be Your Name – Matt Redman
Other scales in B
- B Minor Pentatonic Scale
- B Major Pentatonic Scale
- B Blues Scale
- B Major Blues Scale
- B Natural Minor Scale
- B Dorian Mode
- B Mixolydian Mode
- B Phrygian Mode
- B Lydian Mode
- B Harmonic Minor Scale
- B Melodic Minor Scale
Major Scale in other keys
- C Major Scale
- D♭ Major Scale
- D Major Scale
- E♭ Major Scale
- E Major Scale
- F Major Scale
- F♯ Major Scale
- G Major Scale
- A♭ Major Scale
- A Major Scale
- B♭ Major Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the B major scale?
B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#. The formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7.
Where do I start playing the B major scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 5–10. The root note B is on the low E string at fret 7.
What is the relative minor of B major?
G# minor – it uses the same notes.