B6 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

Major 6

Notes:B · D# · F# · G#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 1 3 1	– 2 1 1 3 1	x B D# G# D# F#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 2 4 x 3 3	– 1 4 – 2 3	x B F# x D# G#	hard
x x x 4 3 3	– – – 3 1 2	x x x B D# G#	easy
7 6 6 4 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	B D# G# B x x	medium
7 6 6 8 6 6	2 1 1 3 1 1	B D# G# D# F# B	medium · barre on fret 6
7 9 x 8 8 x	1 4 – 2 3 –	B F# x D# G# x	hard
x x 9 8 8 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x x B D# G# x	easy
11 11 9 11 x x	2 3 1 4 – –	D# G# B F# x x	medium
x 11 x 11 11 10	– 2 – 3 4 1	x G# x F# B D#	hard
11 11 x 11 11 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	D# G# x F# B x	hard
x 2 4 1 3 1	– 2 4 1 3 1	x B F# G# D# F#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 2 x 4 3 3	– 1 – 4 2 3	x B x B D# G#	hard
x x 4 4 3 3	– – 3 4 1 2	x x F# B D# G#	medium
4 6 4 4 6 6	1 2 1 1 3 4	G# D# F# B F# B	medium · barre on fret 4
7 6 6 8 8 6	2 1 1 3 4 1	B D# G# D# G# B	medium · barre on fret 6
7 x 9 8 8 x	1 – 4 2 3 –	B x B D# G# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the B6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
5	7	F#
6	9	G#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C6 C#6 D6 D#6 E6 F6 F#6 G6 G#6 A6 A#6

See B6 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the B6 chord?

B6 is a Major 6 chord built from the notes B, D#, F#, G#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.