Home / B6 B Major 6th Guitar Chord (B6) B Major 6th (B6) is built from B, D#, F#, G#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M formula measured from the root B. This page shows 21 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
Fingerings for B6 B6 low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2 B6 A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2 B6 low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2 B6 A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3 B6 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted B6 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted B6 low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3 B6 low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2 B6 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted B6 low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted B6 low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B open, high E muted B6 low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted B6 low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2 B6 low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3 B6 low E muted, A at fret 4, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1 B6 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2 B6 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1 B6 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4 B6 low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3 B6 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3 B6 low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted How to play B6 B Major 6th Guitar Chord (B6) is bright and resolved, the default sound of Western harmony.
Beginner tip Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.
Practice idea Loop it with the IV and V chords of the same key to hear how it functions as the tonic.
B6 FAQ What notes are in B Major 6th? B Major 6th (B6) contains B, D#, F#, G#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M above the root B. How do you play B6 on guitar? The most common shape here is "B6": low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2. Is B6 hard for beginners? It sits in the major family. Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.