B

Pentatonic Scale

B Major Pentatonic

5-note major scale without 4th or 7th. Universal, tension-free, folk and pop.

Notes in B Major Pentatonic

B1
C#2
D#3
F#4
G#5
B8

Chords in B Major Pentatonic

5 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iB?B – D# – G#—
iiC#?C# – F# – B—
iiiD#?D# – G# – C#—
ivF#?F# – B – D#—
vG#?G# – C# – F#—

Other Scales in B

MajorB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#Natural MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, AHarmonic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, A#Melodic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#DorianB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, APhrygianB, C, D, E, F#, G, ALydianB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#MixolydianB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, ALocrianB, C, D, E, F, G, AMinor PentatonicB, D, E, F#, ABluesB, D, E, F, F#, AWhole ToneB, C#, D#, F, G, ADiminished (H-W)B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, ADiminished (W-H)B, C#, D, E, F, G, G#, A#Phrygian DominantB, C, D#, E, F#, G, AHungarian MinorB, C#, D, F, F#, G, A#Lydian DominantB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A

Major Pentatonic in All 12 Keys

CC D E G AC#D♭Db Eb F Ab BbDD E F# A BD#E♭Eb F G Bb CEE F# G# B C#FF G A C DF#G♭F# G# A# C# D#GG A B D EG#A♭Ab Bb C Eb FAA B C# E F#A#B♭Bb C D F GBB C# D# F# G#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Major Pentatonic scale by ear →Play B Major PentatonicHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in B Major Pentatonic

The B major pentatonic scale contains the notes B, C#, D#, F#, G#. 5-note major scale without 4th or 7th. Universal, tension-free, folk and pop.

The diatonic chords in B major pentatonic are B? (i), C#? (ii), D#? (iii), F#? (iv), G#? (v). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the B major pentatonic scale.

To develop your ear for the B major pentatonic sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.