B–G guitar chord

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B minor sixth dyad · Open position

EADGBE♭6noteBGroleR♭6fret03fret 3C2C3C4C5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower

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G major third dyad · Open strings

EADGBEnoteGBroleR3fret00open stringsC2C3C4C5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower

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A13♯11 · Scriabin

EADGBE5R♯11♭73139noteAD♯GC♯F♯BroleR♯11♭73139fret565677frets 5–7C2C3C4C5
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Em7(add11) · Miles Davis and Bill Evans

EADGBEnoteEADGBroleR11♭7♭35fret00000open stringsC2C3C4C5
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How to play B–G on guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret. Let the B string ring open. Don’t play the low E, A, D and G strings.

From the low E string x x x x 0 3 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in B–G?

B–G, B minor sixth dyad, is B and G: the root (B) and the ♭6 (G). Its formula is 1 ♭6.

B–G on other instruments

7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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