B major arpeggio for guitar (B)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the B major arpeggio (B): B · D# · F#.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
B
BD#F#
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
B
Root
· R
D#
Third
· 3
F#
Fifth
· 5
Arpeggio sheet
BFormula (degrees)
R 3 5
Notes in key
B D# F#
Typical use
Over major chords; I and IV.
B major
The B major arpeggio is made up of: B · D# · F#.
The major arpeggio: the triad played one note at a time, the most stable resting point the ear hears as resolution. Useful over the I and IV degrees of a major key.