B chord guitar
69How to play a B chord on the guitar
If you're just starting out in guitar you're probably wondering where the B chord guitar chart is? I mean all the free guitar lessons out there run through how to play an A,C,D,E,F and G chords but pretty much all of them miss out on the B chord! Go figure.
It's generally because the B chord needs to be played as a barre chord and they don't want to teach you it just yet... sneaky aren't they?
Well it's actually pretty simple to play a B chord, you just place your index finger over the second fret, pushing down on all the strings except the top one... then place your third finger over all but the top two strings on the fourth fret. Now strum from the D string (3rd from the top) down to the B string (second to the bottom). You've just strummed a B chord guitar maestro!
When I say the top I mean the strings closest to your nose.
But wait on a minute!
There's another way to play the B Chord on the Guitar.
Well on the E string if you count up the frets the notes go like this: F (thats when you have your finger on the first fret)
Then it's F#, G, G#, A (we're on the 5th fret for A), then it's A# and then B! We're on the 7th fret for out B root note.
So you can just bar the 7th fret from top to bottom then place your 2nd finger on the G string (3rd from bottom) and you're 3rd finger on the A string (2nd from top) and finally you're pinky on the D string (3rd from top)...
You're now forming a B Guitar Chord!
The B Chord Guitar - Photo's and Diagrams
The B Chord Guitar Charts (Above)
Ok, so in the first one I'm showing you how to play the B chord on the guitar in its 1st position, this is the one I mentioned before where you only strum 4 out of the 6 strings.
The second B Chord Guitar Chart is where you can make a B Chord on the 7th fret of the top string (closest your nose)
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this didn'tm really help in alot of ways but it did show me on other frets...thanks
Hey,, It did help. So thank you.
Al
it didnt help at all
It dosen't help.
it helps...thanks
Thanks for nothing
this doesnt help me at al and u suck
Yeahhhh, i kinda think this sucks.
I don't understand.... I bet I would if I weren't left handed.
U SUCK I DONT UNDEERSTAND IT LOL
WTF!!!!
what frets do you finger? bar 7, you never specify beyond that. all these people are just sayng 'U SUCK', theres something constructive.
I understand perfectly... gosh idiots not understanding and posting idiot complaints... FIND OUT YOURSELF THEN! he tried!?
gr8 i get it and all the noobs that dont must be dumb as.
This doesn't help... Post a diagram that shows, with dots, which strings to push. The photo just tells you how it looks, and not which strings to push... This didnt help me
B chords 2nd fret you bar the cords as shown and strum all four middle strings not the outside two (e and E strings) hope that helps a little bit
This helps but man maybe my fingers are just not strong enough for the dang B!-------thanks
bandanas
well sir, i am sorry but why the fudge do we place our fingers on the A string if we dont strum it? lol. and when since D is the third string over the top?
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eric shoup 3 years ago
thank you so much, this article helped me to play my b-chord perfectly!