B Major Pentatonic scale
Five-note major scale. Great for country, folk, and rock.
5 notes · Standard tuning
Root (B)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
B
R
C#
2
D#
3
F#
5
G#
6
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the B Major Pentatonic scale across the neck.
Major Pentatonic in other keys
About the B Major Pentatonic scale
The B Major Pentatonic scale contains the notes B, C#, D#, F#, G#. It is a 5-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6. The diagram above shows all positions of the B Major Pentatonic scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (B); outlined dots are other scale tones.