Standard
B perfect fourth dyad · Open strings
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
B–E guitar chord
What it is
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Notes
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E perfect fifth dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
Standard
B quartal chord, three notes · also B7sus4 (no 5th) · Fret 2
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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B quartal chord, four notes · also Bm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 7
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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How to play B–E on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: . Let the B and high E strings ring open. Don’t play the low E, A, D and G strings.
From the low E string x x x x 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B–E?
B–E, B perfect fourth dyad, is B and E: the root (B) and the perfect fourth (E). Its formula is 1 4.
More B chords on guitar
BbrightBmsadB7the pullBmaj7dreamyBm7mellowBsus2openBsus4openBadd9sweetBdimthe edgeBauguneasyB6sweetBm6bittersweetB9the pullB7sus4openB5rawBm7♭5the edgeBdim7the edgeEvery B chord ›
Perfect fourth dyad chords in every key
C–Ftwo notesC♯–F♯two notesD–Gtwo notesE♭–A♭two notesE–Atwo notesF–B♭two notesF♯–Btwo notesG–Ctwo notesA♭–D♭two notesA–Dtwo notesB♭–E♭two notes