B Major Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The B Major scale on banjo: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: B C# D# E F# G# A#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

4NPS - Fourth Position

D|--6---8---9--11--13--14--16-|
B|--2---4---6---8-------------|
G|--4---6---8---9-------------|
D|--7---9--11--12-------------|
G|-11--13--14--16-------------|

4NPS - Fifth Position

D|--6---8---9--11--13--14--16--18-|
B|--4---6---8---9-----------------|
G|--6---8---9--11-----------------|
D|--9--11--12--14-----------------|
G|-13--14--16--18-----------------|

4NPS - Sixth Position

D|--6---8---9--11--13--14--16--18--20-|
B|--6---8---9--11---------------------|
G|--8---9--11--13---------------------|
D|-11--12--14--16---------------------|
G|-14--16--18--20---------------------|

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B	B D# F#	`x x 4 0 4`
I	B	B D# F#	`x x x 0 4`
I	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
I	B	B D# F#	`x 4 4 0 1`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`13 13 11 11 13`
IV	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`11 11 11 11 11`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 4 4 6`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x x 2 2`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 2`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`

Arpeggios

Chords: B – C#m – D#m – E – F# – G#m – A#dim

D|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|--------------------14------------------------------------------|
B|0---4-------4---0---0---4-------4---0---0---4-------4---0---0---|9-----------12--14------14--11--------------9-----------12--14--|
G|11------------------11------------------11------------------11--|9---9---13----------------------13--9-------9---9---13----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|11--------------------------------------11--11------------------|
G|9-------------------9-------------------9-------------------9---|11------------------------------------------11------------------|

D|--------------------16------------------------------------------|--------------------13--16--13----------------------------------|
B|11----------14--16------16--12--------------11----------14--16--|7-----------11--12--------------12------------------7-----------|
G|11--11--15----------------------15--11------11--11--15----------|8-------11--------------------------13--11----------8-------11--|
D|13--------------------------------------13--13------------------|9---13--------------------------------------13--9---9---13------|
G|13------------------------------------------13------------------|9---------------------------------------------------9-----------|

D|--------------------14--18--14----------------------------------|--------------------9-------------------------------------------|
B|9-----------12--14--------------14------------------9-----------|4-----------7---9-------9---5---------------4-----------7---9---|
G|9-------13--------------------------15--13----------9-------13--|4---4---8-----------------------8---4-------4---4---8-----------|
D|11--14--------------------------------------14--11--11--14------|6---------------------------------------6---6-------------------|
G|11--------------------------------------------------11----------|6-------------------------------------------6-------------------|

D|6-------6---9---8---------------6-------6---9---8---------------|
B|5---5---------------7---4-------5---5---------------7---4-------|
G|6---------------------------6---6---------------------------6---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|11------------------------------11------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: B – C#m – D#m – E – F# – G#m – A#dim

D|----------------4-------6-----------------------4-------6-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-------4-----------------------0-------4-----------------------|------------------------11------12--11--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------9-------13--------------------------13----------9-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|11--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------12------14--12--------------------------|--------------------------------11------------------------------|
G|--------11------15--------------------------15----------11------|----------------11------13----------13------11------------------|
D|13--------------------------------------------------------------|9-------13----------------------------------------------13------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12------------------------------|------------------------5-------7---5---------------------------|
G|----------------13------15----------15------13------------------|--------4-------8---------------------------8-----------4-------|
D|11------14----------------------------------------------14------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------6-------8-------9---8-------6-------------------|
B|--------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|
G|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 1`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 x`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x 3 0 1`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 4`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 1`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 x`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 3 2 1`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 4`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 1`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 2`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 3 2 2`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 4`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 4 3 2 1`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`8 4 6 0 4`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`8 4 6 0 8`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 2`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 2 4 2 1`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 4 2 2`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 1 3 2 2`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 1`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 4 3 2 2`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 4`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 2 1 4 4`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 4 2`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 4`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`6 4 1 2 2`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 4`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 4`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 4 3 0 1`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`6 6 3 0 4`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 6 3 0 4`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`6 2 3 0 2`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`6 2 3 0 6`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`6 2 6 0 2`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`6 2 6 0 6`

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