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Barre Chord Variations Beyond the Basics
Master advanced barre chord variations including minor 7, major 7, add9, and sus voicings on guitar.
B major guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 49 playable shapes
About the chord
B major guitar chord
The B major major chord, built from the root (B major), major third D♯, and perfect fifth F♯, delivers a bright, harmonious sound that feels resolved and complete. Its balanced structure makes it the foundation of Western harmony, widely used across all genres to convey joy, strength, and stability.
Root note: B
Quality: major
Chord tones: 3
Playable shapes: 49
Chord tones
BD♯F♯
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
B Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
D♯ Major Third 3
This note defines the chord's major quality and brings brightness to the sound.
F♯ Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
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