B chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:B · D# · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B chord (Major) is built from the notes B, D#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 B chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

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

More B chords

Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C C#D D#E F F#G G#A A#

See B 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 FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the B chord?

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

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.