B Major Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

The B Major scale on guitar: 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: Double Drop D Guitar (D A D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|-13--14--16-|
B|-11--13--14-|
G|-11--13--14-|
D|-11--13-----|
A|-11--12--14-|
D|-13--14--16-|

CAGED - A Shape

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

CAGED - G Shape

d|--6---8---9-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--4---6-----|
D|--3---4---6-|
A|--4---5---7-|
D|--6---8---9-|

CAGED - E Shape

d|--9--11-----|
B|--6---7---9-|
G|--6---8---9-|
D|--6---8---9-|
A|--7---9-----|
D|--8---9--11-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|-11--13--14-|
B|--9--11-----|
G|--8---9--11-|
D|--8---9--11-|
A|--9--11--12-|
D|-11--13--14-|

3NPS - First Position

d|--9--11--13-|
B|--7---9--11-|
G|--8---9--11-|
D|--8---9--11-|
A|--9--11--12-|
D|-11--13--14-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
I	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
I	B	B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`
I	B	B D# F#	`9 9 9 8 7 x`
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#	`11 11 11 9 9 11`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`13 13 13 11 11 13`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 13 11 11 x`
IV	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
IV	E	E G# B	`2 2 2 1 0 x`
IV	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 4 5 x`
IV	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`4 4 4 3 2 x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x 9 8 6 7 x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x 9 8 6 x x`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 6 4 4 6`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x 11 13 13 12 x`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x 11 9 8 9 x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 8 6 5 8`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 14 13 11 11 13`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
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 2`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
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 4`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 6`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 x`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`4 4 4 6 5 x`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 9 11 9 11 x`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 9 8 9 7 x`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`6 6 4 4 4 6`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`6 6 4 4 4 x`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 11 9 11 9 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 6 9 x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 13 11 13 11 x`

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#	`x 14 11 11 11 x`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 4 4 3 x x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 x`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 9 11 9 11 x`
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#	`x x x 4 4 4`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x 13 11 11 x`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 13 13 11 x x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
I	B	B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`
I	B	B D# F#	`x 14 13 11 x x`
I	B	B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x 11 11 9 x x`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 13 11 11 x`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 13 13 11 x x`
IV	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
IV	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`
IV	E	E G# B	`x x x 9 9 9`
IV	E	E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x 9 8 6 x x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x x x 11 11 11`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x 4 4 3 x x`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x 13 11 11 x`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 13 13 11 x x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 11 9 12 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 13 11 14 x`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 4 4 3 x x`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 11 9 11 x x`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 13 11 13 x x`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 4 4 3 x x`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
I	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 9 8 6 x x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
III	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 4`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 6 4 4 x x`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
V	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x 13 11 11 x`
VI	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 13 13 11 x x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
VII	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------4---------------4---------------4---------------4---|
B|7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------|0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------|
G|8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---|1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------|
D|8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
A|6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
B|2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
G|3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
D|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
D|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

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

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------2-------|
B|7---------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---|
G|8-------------------------------------------------------6-------|1---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|
D|8-------------------6-------6---8---6---8---9---8---9-------9---|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|6---7---9---7---9-------9---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-------------------------------------------4-------4---5---4---|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-------3-------3---4---3---4---6---4---6-------6---------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---6-------6---------------------------------------------------|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---7---6---7-------7---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---8---9---8---9-------9---------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
D|2-------------------1-------1---2---1---2---4---2---4-------4---|
A|1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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