Guitar chord · Sixths & added
B major 6th chord on guitar
x21102 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play B6 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Sweet and vintage — common in swing, country and classic pop.
- Notes
- BD♯F♯G♯
- Formula
- 1356
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 6th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) B
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) D♯
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, middle finger (2) G♯
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, pinky finger (4) F♯
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--0---| G|--1---| D|--1---| A|--2---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every B6 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing B6 on guitar
On guitar, B6 has an open-position shape, x21102, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
