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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 3–2–1–1

How to play the B Major chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 3–2–1–1 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 3 · ring finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for B chord

Other names: B major, B maj, B M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: B major chord

Intervals and tones in B chord

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

All Variations

Open
3–2–1–1
Fret 3
3–5–6–5
Fret 5
7–5–6–5
Fret 10
10–10–10–13

Songs using B