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B/D Guitar Chord

The fundamental chord with a bright, happy and stable sound. Forms the basis of most popular, rock, folk and classical music. Consists of three notes: the root, major third and perfect fifth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is D instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–X–0–3–3–1

How to play the B/D chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–0–3–3–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · little finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for B/D chord

Other names: B major, B maj, B M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: B major chord

Intervals and tones in B/D chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Major 3rd
F Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–X–0–3–3–1
Fret 3
X–X–0–3–6–6
Fret 3
X–5–3–3–3–6
Fret 3
X–5–3–3–6–6

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys