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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–0–4–4–2

How to play the B/D chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–0–4–4–2 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) Muted
5th string (A) Muted
4th string (D) Open
3rd string (G) Fret 4 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 4 · pinky
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Other names for the B/D chord

Other names: B major, Bmaj, BM

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: B major chord

Notes and intervals in the B/D chord

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

All variations

Open
X–X–0–4–4–2
Fret 4
X–5–4–4–4–7
Fret 7
X–X–0–8–7–7
Fret 11
X–X–0–11–12–11

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using B/D

Step On Me
The Cardigans