Diatonic Circle of Fifths Progression in B Major for Guitar

The B Major scale on guitar: the Diatonic Circle of Fifths progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

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

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--7---9-----|
B|--6---7---9-|
G|--6---8---9-|
D|--6---8---9-|
A|--7---9-----|
E|--6---7---9-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
I	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
I	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
I	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 1 3 4 2`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
IV	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
IV	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
IV	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
IV	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 2`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 6 7 6`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 8 6 5 6`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 7 8 6 x x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`

Diatonic Circle of Fifths

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

e|2---------------------------6---7---2---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
G|4-----------3---4-------------------4-----------3---4-----------|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2-----------1---2-------------------2-----------1---2-----------|
A|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

e|----------------------------4---6-------------------------------|2-------------------2---6---2-------------------2---6---2-------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---4-----------4-------|
G|3-----------1---3-------------------3-----------1---3-----------|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
A|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
B|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|
G|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|
D|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
A|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|
E|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|2---------------------------6---7---2---------------------------|
B|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|4-----------3---4-------------------4-----------3---4-----------|
D|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 4 4 6`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`7 6 4 4 4 6`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 3 5 2`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 6 5 6`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 5 2`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 9 9 9`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`

Diatonic Circle of Fifths

Chords: Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – A#m7b5 – D#m7 – G#m7 – C#m7 – F#7 – Bmaj7

e|2---------------------------6---7---2---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
G|3-----------3---4-------------------3-----------3---4-----------|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|1-----------1---2-------------------1-----------1---2-----------|
A|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

e|----------------------------4---6-------------------------------|6---------------------------9---11--6---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|7-------------------7---11----------7-------------------7---11--|
G|1-----------1---3-------------------1-----------1---3-----------|6-----------6---8-------------------6-----------6---8-----------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|8-------8---------------------------8-------8-------------------|
A|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
B|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|
G|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|
D|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
A|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|
E|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|2---------------------------6---7---2---------------------------|
B|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|3-----------3---4-------------------3-----------3---4-----------|
D|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 6 8 6 x x`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 9 8 6 x x`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 9 6 7 6`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 1 3 2 0`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`12 11 13 11 x x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 6`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 9`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 4 4 x`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 6 4 4 4 6`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`

Diatonic Circle of Fifths

Chords: Bmaj9 – Emaj9 – A#m7b5b9 – D#m7b9 – G#m9 – C#m9 – F#9 – Bmaj9

e|------------------------2---6---------------------------2---6---|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|
B|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|4-----------4---5-----------4-----------4---5-----------4-------|
G|3-----------3---4---------------3-----------3---4---------------|4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------4-------|
D|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|2---6-----------------------2---6-----------------------2---6---|
A|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|7-------------------9---7-------------------9---7---------------|0-------------------2---6---0-------------------2---6---0-------|
B|9-----------9---11------9-----------9---11------9-----------9---|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|
G|6---6---9---------------6---6---9---------------6---6---9-------|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|
B|4-----------------------4-----------4-----------------------4---|9-----------------------9-----------9-----------------------9---|
G|1---------------1---4---------------1---------------1---4-------|6---------------6---9---------------6---------------6---9-------|
D|4-------1---4-----------------------4-------1---4---------------|9-------6---9-----------------------9-------6---9---------------|
A|1---2-------------------------------1---2-----------------------|6---7-------------------------------6---7-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|9-----------------------------------9---------------------------|

e|6-----------------------9---6-----------------------9---6-------|------------------------2---6---------------------------2---6---|
B|9---------------7---11------9---------------7---11------9-------|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|
G|9-------6---9---------------9-------6---9---------------9-------|3-----------3---4---------------3-----------3---4---------------|
D|8---8-----------------------8---8-----------------------8---8---|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|9---------------------------9---------------------------9-------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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