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Harmonic field of B major on guitar

B major: B – C# – D# – E – F# – G# – A#. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on B. On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Bmaj7, x 2 4 3 4 2Bmaj713241×BF#A#D#F#
I · tonic× 2 4 3 4 2
C#m7, x 4 6 4 5 4C#m7413121×C#G#BEG#
ii · subdominant× 4 6 4 5 4
D#m7, x 6 8 6 7 6D#m7613121×D#A#C#F#A#
iii · tonic× 6 8 6 7 6
Emaj7, 0 2 1 1 0 0Emaj7211EBD#G#BE
IV · subdominant0 2 1 1 0 0
F#7, 2 4 2 3 2 2F#7131211F#C#EA#C#F#
V · dominant2 4 2 3 2 2
G#m7, 4 6 4 4 4 4G#m74131111G#D#F#BD#G#
vi · tonic4 6 4 4 4 4
A#m7b5, x 1 2 1 2 xA#m7b51324×A#EG#C#×
vii° · dominant× 1 2 1 2 ×

These are the first positions of every degree of B major on guitar. In Chord & Fret, the Circle of Fifths opens the full field — every degree with all its positions, audio and the key's secondary dominants. Open in Chord & Fret →

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