Electric guitar · Sixth chord

B6B Sixth

Key: B Major
Medium
Open chord

B6 is the B sixth chord on electric guitar, made of the notes B · D# · F# · G#.

Position 1 of 4Main

Notes

B
D#
F#
G#

Structure

1
3
5
6

Sound: Sixth; Sweet, open
Harmonic function: Tonic; The tonal center. It conveys stability and rest.

Harmonic field of B Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	B	Tonic
ii	C#m	Subdominant
iii	D#m	Tonic relative
IV	E	Subdominant
V	F#	Dominant
vi	G#m	Tonic relative
vii°	A#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from string 4 to string 3.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 5.
3Let string 2 ring open.
4Don't play strings 6, 1.
5Strum from string 5 down.