B Guitar Chord
B Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 9 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: B Eb Gb (R 3 5).
B Chord
Full name: B majorAKA: BM
Guitar sound:
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B Guitar Chord Charts
Simplified notation: x 2 4 4 4 2
Difficulty level: Intermediate


Simplified notation: 7 9 9 8 7 7
Difficulty level: Intermediate


Simplified notation: 7 6 4 4 4 x
Difficulty level: Advanced


Simplified notation: x 2 1 x 0 2


Simplified notation: x 2 4 4 4 x


Simplified notation: x 14 13 x 12 14


Simplified notation: 7 6 4 x x 7


Simplified notation: 7 6 x 4 7 x


Simplified notation: x x 9 11 12 11


B Inversions on guitar
B chord charts for left handed guitar









B Chord Structure
Notes: B Eb GbInterval structure: R 3 5
Chord construction:
R = B
B + major interval = Eb (scale degree = 3rd)
Eb + minor interval = Gb (scale degree = 5th)
B on other instruments
B piano




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B Chord Harmonized Progressions
B major scale harmonized triadsB Dbm Ebm E Gb Abm Bbdim
F# major scale harmonized triads
F# G#m A#m B C# D#m Fdim
E major scale harmonized triads
E Gbm Abm A B Dbm Ebdim
G# natural minor scale harmonized triads
G#m A#dim B C#m D#m E F#
D# natural minor scale harmonized triads
D#m Fdim Gb G#m A#m B C#
C# natural minor scale harmonized triads
C#m D#dim E F#m G#m A B
E harmonic minor scale harmonized triads
Em Gbdim Gaug Am B C Ebdim
D# harmonic minor scale harmonized triads
D#m Fdim Gbaug G#m A# B Ddim
F# melodic minor scale harmonized triads
F#m G#m Aaug B C# D#dim Fdim
E melodic minor scale harmonized triads
Em Gbm Gaug A B Dbdim Ebdim
Scales Related to B
Scales that include all of the notes of B.E major F#/Gb major B major E melodic minor F#/Gb melodic minor E ionian F#/Gb ionian B ionian D#/Eb harmonic minor E harmonic minor C#/Db natural minor D#/Eb natural minor G#/Ab natural minor C#/Db dorian F#/Gb dorian G#/Ab dorian D#/Eb phrygian G#/Ab phrygian A#/Bb phrygian E lydian
B chord staff

B summary table
Guitar chord name | B (B major) |
Guitar sound | |
Notes and structure | B Eb Gb (R 3 5) |
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Chord Categories | basic major triad Major chord |
Other Notations | BM |
Chord Construction | R = B B + major interval = Eb (scale degree = 3rd) Eb + minor interval = Gb (scale degree = 5th) |
B on other instruments | B piano![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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References related to this chord
basic major triad Major chordMajor Seventh Chords on Wikipedia
Major Chords on Wikipedia