SCALE REFERENCE

B Bebop Dominant

B – C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – A – A♯1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 7

Mixolydian with a chromatic passing note between the b7 and the root — the extra note keeps chord tones landing on the beat in a running eighth-note line.

Notes & degrees
B1C♯2D♯3E4F♯5G♯6Ab7A♯7
NotesB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, A#
StepsW – W – H – W – W – H – H – H (W = whole, H = half)
Piano
BEAC♯D♯F♯G♯A♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯G♯AA♯BC♯D♯EBBC♯D♯EF♯G♯AA♯BGG♯AA♯BC♯D♯EF♯DD♯EF♯G♯AA♯BC♯AAA♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯AEEF♯G♯AA♯BC♯D♯E

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AAA♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯AEEF♯G♯AA♯BC♯D♯ECC♯D♯EF♯G♯AA♯BGG♯AA♯BC♯D♯EF♯

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Other scales on B

Core scales & modes

B MajorB Natural MinorB Harmonic MinorB Melodic MinorB DorianB PhrygianB LydianB MixolydianB Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

B Major PentatonicB Minor PentatonicB BluesB Major Blues

Jazz & altered

B Harmonic MajorB Phrygian DominantB Lydian DominantB Altered

Symmetric

B Whole ToneB Diminished (Whole–Half)B Diminished (Half–Whole)B Augmented Scale

World & exotic

B Hungarian MinorB Double Harmonic MajorB Neapolitan Minor
Bebop Dominant on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭EFF♯G♭GA♭AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.