B Major Pentatonic Scale
The B major pentatonic scale has five notes: B, C♯, D♯, F♯ and G♯. It is the B major scale without its 4th and 7th, which removes every half step — so almost nothing sounds wrong over B major chords.
Notes
- B1
- C♯2
- D♯3
- F♯5
- G♯6
Step pattern: W – W – W+H – W – W+H (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from B |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Root |
| 2 | C♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | D♯ | Major 3rd |
| 5 | F♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | G♯ | Major 6th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Country runCountry · moved up 4 frets into B
Explore it on the full fretboard · Piano scale explorer · Metronome