B chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:B · D# · F#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 Open Am E-A-E-A-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.