Dictionary: B Major Pentatonic Scale

The B major pentatonic scale is convenient to use for improvising solos and composing melodies over a B major chord progression, especially if you are unsure whether to use the Lydian, Ionian, or Mixolydian mode at any given moment.  It's almost foolproof in that manner.

Modes in B / Cb

For larger mode maps:
B Lydian
B Ionian
B Mixolydian
B Dorian
B Aeolian
B Phrygian
B Locrian
Cb Lydian

See also:
B Major Scale
B Minor Scale

Modes with 5 Sharps

For larger mode maps:
B Ionian
C# Dorian
D# Phrygian
E Lydian
F# Mixolydian
G# Aeolian
A# Locrian

See also:
B Major Scale
G# Minor Scale

Dictionary: Cb Chord

The C-flat major chord name works for certain scales; otherwise, you want the B major chord instead.

Dictionary: B Chord

If you're looking for a simpler guitar chord chart, check out this entry from August 2007.

Dictionary: Cb Major Scale

With seven flats, including the somewhat complicated Cb and Fb notes, you might as well ditch Cb major for its enharmonic, the B major scale.  In case you're curious:

Dictionary: B Major Scale

From this five-sharp scale, we can derive the modes B Ionian, C# Dorian, D# Phrygian, E Lydian, F# Mixolydian, G# Aeolian, and A# Locrian.  In the table below, the usual chords are to the left, and chords you might not think to use -- and possibly might never find a use in this key -- are to the right:

B	G#m	A#dim	Baug
E	C#m	Em	C#dim
F#	D#m	D#	Fxdim

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