B

Pentatonic Scale

B Minor Pentatonic

5-note minor scale — the foundation of blues, rock, and guitar soloing.

Notes in B Minor Pentatonic

B1
D2
E3
F#4
A5
B8

Chords in B Minor Pentatonic

5 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iB?B – E – A—
iiD?D – F# – B—
iiiE?E – A – D—
ivF#?F# – B – E—
vA?A – D – 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, AMajor PentatonicB, C#, D#, F#, G#BluesB, 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

Minor Pentatonic in All 12 Keys

CC D# F G A#C#D♭Db E Gb Ab BDD F G A CD#E♭Eb Gb Ab Bb DbEE G A B DFF Ab Bb C EbF#G♭F# A B C# EGG A# C D FG#A♭Ab B Db Eb GbAA C D E GA#B♭Bb Db Eb F AbBB D E F# A

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Minor Pentatonic scale by ear →Play B Minor 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 Minor Pentatonic

The B minor pentatonic scale contains the notes B, D, E, F#, A. 5-note minor scale — the foundation of blues, rock, and guitar soloing.

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

To develop your ear for the B minor 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.