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B Major Blues Scale – Guitar
The major pentatonic plus the b3: the slide from b3 to 3 is the classic country-blues move. 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 blues scale
- B1
- C♯2
- Db3
- D♯3
- F♯5
- G♯6
Formula: 1 – 2 – b3 – 3 – 5 – 6. Use it to solo over songs in B major.
B major blues scale on the whole neck
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Now solo with it.
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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 6–9
e|-----------------------7-9-| B|-------------------7-9-----| G|-------------6-7-8---------| D|---------6-9---------------| A|-----6-9-------------------| E|-7-9-----------------------|
Box 2 · frets 8–12
e|-------------------------------------9--10-11-| B|-------------------------------9--12----------| G|-------------------------8--11----------------| D|----------------9--11-12----------------------| A|----------9--11-------------------------------| E|-9--10-11-------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 11–14
e|----------------------------------11-14-| B|----------------------------12-14-------| G|----------------------11-13-------------| D|-------------11-12-13-------------------| A|-------11-14----------------------------| E|-11-14----------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 1–4
e|-----------------------2-4-| B|-----------------2-3-4-----| G|-------------1-4-----------| D|---------1-4---------------| A|-----2-4-------------------| E|-2-4-----------------------|
Box 5 · frets 4–7
e|-------------------------4-7-| B|---------------------4-7-----| G|---------------4-6-7---------| D|-----------4-6---------------| A|-----4-5-6-------------------| E|-4-7-------------------------|
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 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 Blues Scale in other keys
- C Major Blues Scale
- D♭ Major Blues Scale
- D Major Blues Scale
- E♭ Major Blues Scale
- E Major Blues Scale
- F Major Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Blues Scale
- G Major Blues Scale
- A♭ Major Blues Scale
- A Major Blues Scale
- B♭ Major Blues Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the B major blues scale?
B, C#, D, D#, F#, G#. The formula is 1 2 b3 3 5 6.
Where do I start playing the B major blues scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 6–9. The root note B is on the low E string at fret 7.