B6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

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 4 4 1 3 1	– 3 4 1 2 1	x B F# G# D# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 6 4 3 x	– 2 4 3 1 –	x B G# B D# x	medium
x 4 4 8 8 4	– 1 1 2 3 1	x B F# D# G# F#	hard · barre on fret 4
x x 9 8 6 6	– – 4 3 1 2	x x B D# F# G#	medium
x x 9 8 8 9	– – 3 1 2 4	x x B D# G# B	medium
x 4 1 1 3 1	– 3 1 1 2 1	x B D# G# D# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x x x 4 3 6	– – – 2 1 3	x x x B D# G#	medium
x 4 6 8 6 4	– 1 2 4 3 1	x B G# D# F# F#	hard · barre on fret 4
x x 9 8 8 6	– – 4 2 3 1	x x B D# G# G#	medium
11 8 9 8 8 9	4 1 2 1 1 3	B D# B D# G# B	medium · barre on fret 8
x 4 4 1 3 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x B F# G# D# x	medium
x 4 4 x 3 6	– 2 3 – 1 4	x B F# x D# G#	hard
x 4 6 8 8 4	– 1 2 3 4 1	x B G# D# G# F#	hard · barre on fret 4
6 8 6 8 6 9	1 2 1 3 1 4	F# D# G# D# F# B	medium · barre on fret 6
11 8 9 11 8 x	3 1 2 4 1 –	B D# B F# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 4 1 1 3 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x B D# G# D# x	medium

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 – Orkney 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 Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.