Six String Guitar · Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

BMB Major

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · Notes A♯ · D · F

How to play it

BM fingering positions

Standard Tuning (EADGBE), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Major guitar chord — A-shape, 2nd (x 2 4 4 4 2) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar chord — G-shape, 4th (7 6 4 4 4 7) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar chord — E-shape, 7th (7 9 9 8 7 7) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar chord — D-shape, 9th (x x 9 11 12 11) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar chord — C-shape, 11th (x 14 13 11 12 11) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar chord — A-shape, 14th (x 14 16 16 16 14) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar chord — G-shape, 16th (19 18 16 16 16 19) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar chord — E-shape, 19th (19 21 21 20 19 19) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

Read it as tab

BM guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Major guitar tab — A-shape, 2nd (x 2 4 4 4 2) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar tab — G-shape, 4th (7 6 4 4 4 7) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar tab — E-shape, 7th (7 9 9 8 7 7) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar tab — D-shape, 9th (x x 9 11 12 11) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar tab — C-shape, 11th (x 14 13 11 12 11) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar tab — A-shape, 14th (x 14 16 16 16 14) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar tab — G-shape, 16th (19 18 16 16 16 19) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major guitar tab — E-shape, 19th (19 21 21 20 19 19) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5

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