B major scale
Eight notes up and back down, the thumb tucking under so one hand plays the whole octave.
How to play it
The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.
Right hand
Start on B with finger 1. Going up the fingers are 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Your thumb tucks under after finger 3. Come back down the same way.
Left hand
An octave lower, start on B with finger 4. Going up the fingers are 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1. After your thumb, finger 4 crosses over. Come back down the same way.
Both hands
Play both hands together, an octave apart. The hands change position at different notes, so go slowly and watch the finger numbers.
Songs in B major
- You Are Not AloneMichael Jackson
- ThunderstruckAC/DC
- BreathlessThe Corrs
- The StoryBrandi Carlile
- Who Am ICasting Crowns
- PayphoneMaroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa
- Hey BulldogThe Beatles
- CollideHowie Day
- Soul FingerBar-Kays
- MonsoonJack Johnson
- AjaSteely Dan
- If I Could Turn Back TimeCher
- AsStevie Wonder
- Rhapsody In BlueGeorge Gershwin
- When You Were YoungThe Killers
- I Don't Like MondaysThe Boomtown Rats
- Take A Chance On MeABBA
- Can U BelieveRobin Thicke
- Hard To HandleThe Black Crowes
- FaithfullyJourney
- IndescribableChris Tomlin
- Place In This WorldMichael W. Smith
- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking ForU2
- PatienceThe Lumineers
Questions
What notes are in the B major scale?
B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯ and A♯, then B again an octave up.
What is the fingering for the B major scale?
Right hand going up: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Left hand going up: 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1. Coming down, the fingers go the other way.
Which songs are in B major?
You Are Not Alone by Michael Jackson, Thunderstruck by AC/DC and Breathless by The Corrs are among the songs here in B major.