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How to Play a B Major Scale

Learn tips and watch how to play a B major scale with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.

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The scale that we would be looking at today is B major. Let's look at B major in the staff so we can see the notes. We start on the 1st note B following the pattern of the major scale we move up a whole step to C sharp 2nd note. Another whole step to D sharp the 3rd note. A half step to E the 4th note. A whole step to F sharp the 5th note. A whole step to G sharp the 6th note and whole step to A sharp the 7th note. Here is B flat major written up to B again and back down. We can see that the key signature of B major has 5 sharps. Sharps are alterations to the pitches, they make this note higher pitch by one half step. This is so starting on B you can have a major scale. You have to raise the notes and put sharps so that it can make the interval needed such as a whole step or a half step. This fits the major scale pattern. In the key of B major we have F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp and A sharp. Let's take a listen at B major. The B major scale.

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How to Play a B Major Scale

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