Guitar Chord Reference > Basic B Chords

B Major (B)

NOTE: The smallest string is at the top, the largest at the bottom.
E ||-----|--1--|-----|-----|-----| 1st finger on 2nd fret.
B ||-----|-----|-----|--4--|-----| 4th finger on 4th fret.
G ||-----|-----|-----|--3--|-----| 3rd finger on 4th fret.
D ||-----|-----|-----|--2--|-----| 2nd finger on 4th fret.
A ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| String not played.
E ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| String not played.
\ Nut    1     2     3     4     5 <-- Fret number.
 Note of string When played "open"



B Minor (Bm)

NOTE: The smallest string is at the top, the largest at the bottom.
E ||-----|--1--|-----|-----|-----| 1st finger on 2nd fret.
B ||-----|-----|--2--|-----|-----| 2nd finger on 3rd fret.
G ||-----|-----|-----|--4--|-----| 4th finger on 4th fret.
D ||-----|-----|-----|--3--|-----| 3rd finger on 4th fret.
A ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| String not played.
E ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| String not played.
\ Nut    1     2     3     4     5 <-- Fret number.
 Note of string When played "open"



B Seventh (B7)

NOTE: The smallest string is at the top, the largest at the bottom.
E ||-----|--4--|-----|-----|-----| 4th finger on 2nd fret.
B ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| String played open.
G ||-----|--3--|-----|-----|-----| 3rd finger on 2nd fret.
D ||--1--|-----|-----|-----|-----| 1st finger on 1st fret.
A ||-----|--2--|-----|-----|-----| 2nd finger on 2nd fret.
E ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| String not played.
\ Nut    1     2     3     4     5 <-- Fret number.
 Note of string When played "open"
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