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B Major Guitar Chord (BM)

B Major (BM) is built from B, D#, F#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P formula measured from the root B. This page shows 6 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

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

Fingerings for BM

BA at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
Blow E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
Blow E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
Blow E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
Blow E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
Blow E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

Notes in BM

  • B1P
  • D#3M
  • F#5P

How to play BM

B Major Guitar Chord (BM) 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.

BM FAQ

What notes are in B Major?
B Major (BM) contains B, D#, F#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P above the root B.
How do you play BM on guitar?
The most common shape here is "B": A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2.
Is BM 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.

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