B major pentatonic scale on ukulele

The major pentatonic has only five notes: the major scale without the 4th and 7th degrees. With no half steps, it always sounds right: perfect for improvising in country, pop and rock.

On the whole neck

GCEAG♯BC♯D♯F♯C♯D♯F♯G♯BF♯G♯BC♯D♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯0123456789101112
GCEAG♯BC♯D♯F♯C♯D♯F♯G♯BF♯G♯BC♯D♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯0123456789101112

Position from fret 11

GCEAF♯G♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯B11121314
GCEAF♯G♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯B11121314

Root notes are filled. Strings from the 4th to the 1st; the position starts from the root on the 3rd string, the lowest one.

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1Broot
2C♯ (C sharp)major second
3D♯ (D sharp)major third
4F♯ (F sharp)perfect fifth
5G♯ (G sharp)major sixth

Steps between notes: W – W – W+H – W – W+H (W = whole step, H = half step)

Relative scale: the G sharp minor pentatonic scale, with exactly the same notes.

Other B scales

The same scale in other keys