The B major chord requires a little more effort to learn than other beginner chords because of the way it’s played, but it shows up in so many songs it’s an essential one to get under your fingers.
This article examines how to play the B Major chord. This chord requires a little more effort to learn than other beginner chords because of the way it’s played, but it shows up in so many songs it’s an essential one to get under your fingers. American Woman by The Guess Who, Little Red Wagon by Miranda Lambert, and Dream Police by Cheap Trick are just a few examples of songs that all use the B chord.
There are two common ways to play this chord and unfortunately both of them require tricky fingering because they are barre chords. When you're first learning guitar, many of the chords involve open strings. C, A, G, E, and D, for example, all have open strings that ring out when you strum them. Not so with the B chord. This one takes extra finger strength and effort because you have to fret every note in the chord.
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Playing in the 2nd position can be difficult because of the strength and stamina required to fret everything so close to the nut. This position ranks up there with the F Major chord in terms of difficulty, especially on an acoustic guitar.
So, if you're having trouble playing this version you're in luck because there are some alternate ways that don't require as much effort.
The first alternate thing you can do is to take your index finger off the 5th string and place it on the 1st string, so the chord now looks like this:
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This version still sounds full enough even though you are not playing the B note in the bass. But if this is still too difficult, we can simplify it even further and give your poor wrists and fingers a break.
Strum five strings down from the A string. This is actually a Bsus4 chord. The 2nd and 1st strings ring out, adding some extra color. It's easier to finger than the previous version and sounds a little more open. Throw it in to add variety and spice to your playing when you get tired of playing the standard B versions.
This chord is most likely to be found in songs in the key of E. One simple way to practice it is to work on transitioning from an E chord to a B chord and back again, and also from an A chord to a B chord and back again. For example, play an E chord in the open position for four beats, then the B chord in the 2nd position for four beats, and then back to the E chord.
Bb Chord On Guitar
Just because the two most common ways to play a B require extra finger strength, you shouldn't let it discourage you from learning how to play it. It's a good idea to start learning some easier chords like E, C, or G if you haven't already and once those are under your belt you'll have enough finger strength and dexterity to tackle the B chord. If you're having trouble, remember you can use any of the alternate versions that sound just as good and are much easier to play.
If you'd like to learn how to play even more chords, browse Play's chord library, learn about chord types, and find tips on how to master them.Ok, before we look at the easier alternatives let’s see how the B guitar chord should ideally be played (note that the full name of B is actually “B Major”, but most people just refer to it as “B”):
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I’ve learnt through thousands of hours of teaching that the B guitar chord is simply out of reach for beginner guitarists. We need an alternative; a different version of B that you can use as a stepping stone to develop your finger dexterity and accuracy.
As you can see this is a much easier version of the B guitar chord, though it’s still a little tricky for total beginners because it requires 3 fingers. Stick with it! This is the best version of the B guitar chord for beginners to learn.
Let’s look at a 2-finger version of the B guitar chord. (This is easier to play than B7 but doesn’t sound as good, so it doesn’t win my overall recommendation.)
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This is a great version of the B guitar chord for beginners to use. Even though it doesn’t sound as good as a full B major chord, or as strong as a B7, it does contain the all-important B root note and is a
Once you have 10-15 hours of guitar playing under your belt you should look to ‘upgrade’ from Bm11 and play B7 instead.
This version of the B guitar chord sounds a little thin (it’s bound to, of course, as you’re only using half of the strings), but it’s still a valid B major chord and is ideal for children’s smaller hands and adults who are struggling to play the other versions of B.
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This loose-sounding B guitar chord is called Bsus4 (which is short for “B suspended fourth”). It’s a wonderful chord for acoustic guitars and creates a light, free sound.
Learn how everything fits together quickly, easily and effectively. We share ninja tips (for instant fun!) but also timeless fundamentals that will deepen your understanding.The B Major chord is a common guitar chord. Despite its common use in Pop songs, there are no practical ways to play the B chord as an open chord. It is therefore played very commonly as a bar chord in the second fret.
The most common way to play the B chord is with the root note on the second fret of the fifth string. This is almost the same as the root-5 barre chord shape for B, but in this example, the first finger only plays the bass note and does not extend down to form the ‘barre’.
Substitute Chords In B
The easiest version of the B chord is the three-note triad, played on the first three strings of the guitar. Learning the easy B shape can be useful if you’re just starting out and need to play B for a song that you’re learning. Often, by learning these easy versions, you can get by until you learn the more common (but harder) shapes.
The instructions above are step by step instructions for playing the easy B Major chord shape. These instructions can actually be super helpful when you feel like you’re interpreting the shape incorrectly. By going through the B chord instructions step by step, you can verify that you’re playing the chord correctly.
The B chord can be played as a barre chord by playing a root 6 barre chord shape and starting on the 7
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Most of the time, when we play the B chord, we play the standard shapes, such as the open position B and the barre chord shapes. However, learning the strict root position and inverted triads is a great way of exploring subtle and interesting variations that exist across the fretboard. The B Major triad can be voiced in the following three ways:
The following shapes are alternative ways of playing the B Major chord shape. They’re not the most common B shapes, but used enough to include here as interesting alternatives.
The B chord can often be substituted with the B sus 4 chord, the B sus 2 chord and the B add 9 chord. The B chord can also be used itself as a substitute for more complicated chords, such as the B Major 7 chord, the B7 chord, and other extension chords which have B as the root note (it can’t be used in place of minor chords though!).
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The most common and effective scales that can be used to solo/improvise over the B Major chord, or to create melodies for the purposes of song writing are:
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