C shape of B Major
Symbol: B
C shape
Root
B
Chord tones
B · D# · F#
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 4 · 7
Position
From fret 11
String by string
- String 6: not played
- String 5: fret 14 → Broot
- String 4: fret 13 → D#
- String 3: fret 11 → F#
- String 2: fret 12 → Broot
- String 1: fret 11 → D#
Note names on this page use the toolkit's sharp spelling throughout: A# and Bb are the same pitch, and this page always writes A#.
The five shapes of B Major
- 1. C shape · From fret 11
- 2. A shape · From fret 2
- 3. G shape · From fret 4
- 4. E shape · From fret 7
- 5. D shape · From fret 9
Each shape covers the same chord in a different place on the neck; the list shows where each one starts.
Corresponding B Ionian (Major)
Every tone of B Major belongs to B Ionian (Major). The board shows that scale across frets 0–12, connecting this chord shape to the notes around it.
RootIn scaleOutside scale
B · C# · D# · E · F# · G# · A#
B Major in the C shape sounds 5 of the six strings in standard tuning, and its chord tones are B · D# · F#.