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B Major Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 4–3–2–2

How to play the B Major chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 4–3–2–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 4 · ring finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · index finger

Other names for the B chord

Other names: B major, Bmaj, BM

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: B major chord

Notes and intervals in the B chord

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

All variations

Open
4–3–2–2
Fret 4
4–6–7–6
Fret 6
8–6–7–6
Fret 11
11–11–11–14

Songs using B