B6 Ukulele Chord

A nostalgic, retro sound with an added sixth. Widely used in jazz, country and Hawaiian music. Compared to maj7, it sounds less "jazzy" and more "vintage".

Ukulele

Strings 0–2–1–1

How to play the B6 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–2–1–1 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) Play open

3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger

2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger

1st string (A) Fret 1 · index finger