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.

Major
Notes: B · D# · F# · G#Intervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 6M

Fingerings for B6

B6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
B6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
B6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2
B6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3
B6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted
B6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted
B6low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
B6low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
B6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
B6low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted
B6low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B open, high E muted
B6low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted
B6low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2
B6low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
B6low E muted, A at fret 4, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1
B6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
B6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1
B6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
B6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
B6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
B6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted

Notes in B6

  • B1P
  • D#3M
  • F#5P
  • G#6M

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.