B/F# Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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Bmaj, B major, BM, B major

Tuning

Standard Tuning

 
 
 
 
X
X
2
3
4
5
6
2341
F♯
D♯
B
F♯
 
 

The B major chord is tough for beginners since it requires using all four fingers. This chord also features a difficult stretch.

 
 
 
 
 
X
2
3
4
5
6
13331
F♯
D♯
B
F♯
B
 

Here is the B major barre chord held in the "A" shape.

 
 
 
 
 
 
7
8
9
10
11
134211
B
F♯
D♯
B
F♯
B

A variation of the B Major Chord

X
X
 
 
 
 
7
8
9
10
11
1342
 
 
D♯
B
F♯
B

This is an abbreviated form of the B major barre chord.

X
 
 
 
 
X
14
15
16
17
18
1333
 
D♯
B
F♯
B
 

This B major barre chord is played in 14th position.

 
 
 
X
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
231
F♯
D♯
B
 
 
 

This is an easier version of the B major chord.

 
 
 
 
X
X
2
3
4
5
6
2341
F♯
D♯
B
F♯
 
 

This is the B major chord. This form is good for those of you who have trouble fingering the full barre chord.

X
X
X
 
 
X
6
7
8
9
10
14
 
 
 
B
D♯
 

This voicing for B/D# omits the fifth of the chord. Also, notice how the major third is played in the bass.

 
 
 
 
X
X
4
5
6
7
8
1114
B
D♯
B
F♯
 
 

This voicing for B major is commonly used in blues music.

X
 
 
 
 
X
2
3
4
5
6
1333
 
D♯
B
F♯
B
 

This barre chord voicing for B major omits the first string.

X
 
 
 
X
X
4
5
6
7
8
213
 
D♯
B
F♯
 
 

This B major chord is played in second inversion.

 
 
 
 
X
X
4
5
6
7
8
1114
B
D♯
B
F♯
 
 

This B major chord is played in second inversion.

X
 
 
 
 
X
4
5
6
7
8
3111
 
D♯
B
F♯
D♯
 

This B major chord is played in first inversion.

X
X
X
 
 
X
1
2
3
4
5
21
 
 
 
E♭
B
 

This is a movable two-fingered voicing of a B chord omitting the fifth.

X
 
 
 
X
X
4
5
6
7
8
333
 
D♯
B
F♯
 
 

This is a three-string voicing for B major played with a 3rd finger barre.

 
 
 
X
X
X
11
12
13
14
15
132
D♯
B
F♯
 
 
 

This is a high three-string voicing for B major using the open "D" shape.

 
 
 
 
X
X
7
8
9
10
11
3211
B
F♯
D♯
B
 
 

This B major is a movable 4-string voicing using the open "E" shape

X
 
 
 
X
 
7
8
9
10
11
321
 
F♯
D♯
B
 
B

The thumb is used to fret the low root note of this B major chord.

 
 
 
X
X
X
2
3
4
5
6
341
F♯
D♯
B
 
 
 

This is a three string chord voicing for B major.

X
 
 
 
 
X
2
3
4
5
6
1444
 
D♯
B
F♯
B
 

This barre chord voicing for B major features a barre performed by the pinky finger.