B Major Chord For Guitar

B maj position 1 guitar chord diagram

The B Major chord is composed of the Root, Major Third, and Perfect Fifth

You may find this chord denoted as:

  • B Major
  • B Maj
  • B M
  • B Major Triad
  • Bmaj

The B Major chord is made up of the notes B, D#, and F#

Chords composed of 3 tones are also called triads, in this case we have a major triad.

Notes that compose the B maj chord:

BD#F#

Formula of the Major chord:

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b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
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b7
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Guitar Patterns for the Bmaj chord

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Position 1
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B maj position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
BarreMovable

B maj position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreMovable

B maj position 2 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C maj | D maj | E maj | F maj | G maj | A maj | B maj | C#maj | D#maj | F#maj | G#maj | A#maj

Create your B maj chord shapes

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below.

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