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Catching Up II...

   The Key of B uses the notes B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, and A# and is also known as the (Key of Gb minor), Whenever you use a sharp or flat then either one can take on an alias, The "Key of Gb minor" can also be called the "Key of F# minor" but when naming keys you should always use (b 'flats'), This key shows all (# sharps) but deep down the 'B' tone is also a 'Cb'...

   If you learn the 'first position pattern' for all twelve keys then you will have learned all the oddball patterns, All of the patterns are hard to learn when you don't know them, Its best to focus on the 'root' tone as the origniation so for this key pay attention to the "B"...

Key of B...

   It may seem logical to some people that you have to study all of the keys to master the scale pattern, If you have three of the seven patterns engraved in your head then you will be able to use at least two of them easily, Here is one of those three patterns that should be memorized...

Key of B...

   We say you should recognize 'patterns' and by that we mean you should recognize the scales as little visual blobs, This isn't aparent unless we take the patterns and make them just that, The pattern above takes on a different visual shape when its really small...

	Key of A...
	Key of B...
	Key of D...

   Above we have shifted the fretboard instead of shifting the pattern to help you understand that the patterns are movable, Each 'opening' pattern can be moved up 12 times to play all twelve keys, The pattern below is one of the common patterns that can be used with a capo...

Key of B...

   The key of B may or may not be a popular key but the question 'What key is that in?' will normally have 'one of twelve' answers, All the books that state that there are thousands of scales are wrong, In a sense there is only one scale, You learn the 'scale' in smaller peices because when playing scales you only use a small peice...

   If you know the 'Key of C' then you should recognize this pattern which is almost at the 12th fret, If you move the pattern up one fret then it becomes the key of C...

Key of B...

   Here are the basic chords Chords for the Key of B, this shows the Natural Chord Progression that they follow based on the tones starting from the key note... (a 13th chord is commonly referred to as a 6th chord - they are identical)

Chord name --------------------- Notes used

B major ------------------------- B D# F#
B major 3rd -------------------- B D# ..
B 5 ------------------------------- B .. F#

B major 7th --------------------- B D# F# + A# 
B major add9 ------------------ B D# F# + A# + C#
B sus7 -------------------------- B .. F# + A# 

B major 9th -------------------- B D# F# + C#
B sus2 -------------------------- B .. F# + C#  ------- (F# major sus4)

B major 11th ------------------- B D# F# + E
B sus4 --------------------------- B .. F# + E

B major 6th/13th ------------- B D# F# + G#
B sus6 --------------------------- B .. F# + G#

Compare the B major 13th to the G# minor 7th below

G# minor -------------------------- G# B D#
G# minor 3rd --------------------- G# B
G# 5 -------------------------------- G# .. D#

G# minor 7th --------------------- G# B D# + F#
G# minor add9 ------------------- G# B D# + F# + A#
G# sus7 ---------------------------- G# .. D# + F#

G# minor 9th ---------------------- G# B D# + A#
G# sus2 ---------------------------- G# .. D# + A#  ------- (D# minor sus4)

G# minor 11th --------------------- G# B D# + C#
G# sus4 ---------------------------- G# .. D# + C#

G# minor 6th/13th -------------- G# B D# + E
G# sus6 ---------------------------- G# .. D# + E

Compare the G# minor 13th to E major 7th below

E major ---------------------------- E G# B
E major 3rd ---------------------- E G# ..
E 5 --------------------------------- E .. B

E major 7th ---------------------- E G# B + D#
E major add9 -------------------- E G# B + D# + F#
E sus7 ---------------------------- E .. B + D#

E major 9th ----------------------- E G# B + F#
E sus2 ---------------------------- E .. B + F#  ------- (B sus4)

E major 11th ---------------------- E G# B + A#
E sus4 ---------------------------- E .. B + A#        ------- (Extended Tritonics)...

E major 6th/13th -------------- E G# B + C#
E sus6 ---------------------------- E .. B + C#

Compare the E major 13th to the C# minor 7th below

C# minor --------------------------- C# E G#
C# minor 3rd ---------------------- C# E
C# 5 -------------------------------- C# .. G#

C# minor 7th ---------------------- C# E G# + B
C# minor add9 -------------------- C# E G# + B + D#
C# sus7 ---------------------------- C# .. G# + B

C# minor 9th ---------------------- C# E G# + D#
C# sus2 ---------------------------- C# .. G# + D#  ------- (G# minor sus4)

C# minor 11th -------------------- C# E G# + F#
C# sus4 ---------------------------- C# .. G# + F#

C# minor 6th/13th --------------- C# E G# + A#
C# sus7 ---------------------------- C# .. G# + A#

Compare the C# minor 13th to the A# diminished 7th below

A# diminished ---------------------- A# C# E
A# minor 3rd ----------------------- A# C# ..
A# (b5) ------------------------------ A# .. E        ------- (Tritonics)...

A# diminished 7th ----------------- A# C# E + G#
A# diminished add9 --------------- A# C# E + G# + B
A# sus7 ------------------------------ A# .. E + G#      ------- (Extended Tritonics)...

A# diminished 9th ----------------- A# C# E + B
A# dim. sus7 ----------------------- A# .. E + B       ------- (E sus4)...

A# diminished 11th ----------------- A# C# E + D#
A# dim. sus4 ------------------------- A# .. E + D#      ------- (Extended Tritonics)...

A# diminished 6th/13th -------- A# C# E + F#

Compare the A# diminished 13th to the F# major 7th below

F# major ------------------------------ F# A# C#
F# major 3rd ------------------------- F# A# ..
F# 5 ----------------------------------- F# .. C#

F# major 7th ------------------------- F# A# C# + E
F# major add9 ----------------------- F# A# C# + E + G#
F# sus7 ------------------------------- F# .. C# + E

F# major 9th ------------------------- F# A# C# + G#
F# sus2 ------------------------------- F# .. C# + G#  ------- (C# minor sus4)

F# major 11th ------------------------ F# A# C# + B
F# sus4 ------------------------------- F# .. C# + B

F# major 6th/13th  ----------------- F# A# C# + D#
F# sus6  ------------------------------- F# .. C# + D#

Compare the F# major 13th to the D# minor 7th below

D# minor ------------------------------ D# F# A#
D# minor 3rd ------------------------- D# F# ..
D# 5 ------------------------------------ D# .. A#

D# minor 7th -------------------------- D# F# A# + C#
D# minor add9 ----------------------- D# F# A# + C# + E
D# sus7 -------------------------------- D# .. A# + C#

D# minor 9th ------------------------- D# F# A# + E
D# sus2 ------------------------------- D# .. A# + E  ------- (A# dim. sus4)

D# minor 11th ------------------------- D# F# A# + G#
D# sus4 -------------------------------- D# ... A# + G#

D# minor 6th/13th ----------------- D# F# A# + B
D# sus6 ------------------------------- D# .. A# + B

Compare the D# minor 13th to the B major 7th at the very top

    * The 13th chord is most often named a 6th chord (D# minor 6th = D# minor 13th) the chord building structure indicates that a 6th chord, contrary to what others believe, should be named 13th. If the naming of this extension as a 6th is the proper way then why isn't there a D# minor 8th, D# minor 10th, and D# minor 12th or D# minor 14th... (See our 14th chords lesson)...

   For more information on the 13th chords, check out our lesson on 6th chords and our lesson on Chord Building You are currently looking at the Key of B, the best keys to change to from here are the Key of E and the key of Gb).