B6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major 6

Notes:B · D# · F# · G#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 2 2 3 4	– 1 1 1 2 3	x B F# B D# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 6 3 4	– – 4 3 1 2	x x B D# D# G#	hard
x x 7 6 6 4	– – 4 2 3 1	x x B D# F# G#	medium
7 6 7 6 8 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	B D# B D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 7 9 8 11	– – 1 3 2 4	x x B F# G# D#	hard
x 9 11 11 11 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x F# D# G# B x	medium
11 11 11 11 11 11	1 1 1 1 1 1	D# G# D# G# B D#	easy · barre on fret 11
x 2 4 2 3 2	– 1 3 1 2 1	x B G# B D# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 x 4 6 3 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	B x G# D# D# x	hard
7 6 4 6 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	B D# G# D# x x	medium
x x 7 6 8 7	– – 2 1 4 3	x x B D# G# B	medium
7 9 11 11 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	B F# D# G# x x	hard
x 11 11 9 11 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x G# D# F# B x	medium
x 11 11 11 11 11	– 1 1 1 1 1	x G# D# G# B D#	easy · barre on fret 11
x 2 4 2 3 4	– 1 3 1 2 4	x B G# B D# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 6 4 x 3 x	4 3 2 – 1 –	B D# G# x D# 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 – Open Am 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 Open Am E-A-E-A-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.