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B chord

B is the B major chord. It has 3 notes: B – D♯ – F♯ (1 – 3 – 5).

A major chord sounds bright, settled and happy. It is the most common chord in music: the I, IV and V chords of every major key are major chords.

B chord on Guitar

B chord on guitar, shape 1 (x24442)
From the 2nd fretx24442
B chord on guitar, shape 2 (799877)
From the 7th fret799877
B chord on guitar, shape 3 (764447)
From the 4th fret764447
B chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-x-9-11-12-11)
From the 9th fretx-x-9-11-12-11

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 2nd fret; D 4th fret; G 4th fret; B 4th fret; high E 2nd fret.

B chord on Ukulele

B chord on ukulele, shape 1 (4322)
From the 2nd fret4322
B chord on ukulele, shape 2 (8676)
From the 6th fret8676
B chord on ukulele, shape 3 (11-11-11-9)
From the 9th fret11-11-11-9
B chord on ukulele, shape 4 (4676)
From the 4th fret4676

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 4th fret; C 3rd fret; E 2nd fret; A 2nd fret.

B chord on Piano

B chord on piano: B, D♯, F♯

Play B, D♯ and F♯ together with your right hand, and B (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the B chord

B appears in 2,249 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other B chords:

Chords in the key of B major:

B chord: questions

What notes are in the B chord?

B (B major) is made of B, D♯ and F♯ (1 – 3 – 5).

How do you play B on guitar?

The most common shape is x24442 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play B on ukulele?

Play 4322 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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