After learning the F guitar chord the other day I’m now going to teach you how to play a B Guitar chord. This chord is fairly hard to play as well… but don’t be discouraged with some practice and dedication you will pick in up in no time at all. Like the F chord you will need to use a barre. This simply means laying your index finger across the string to press down more than one note at once.
Playing a B Guitar Chord
Start by laying your index finger across the first 5 string at the second fret. For now just practise this and play the notes so that they ring clearly. This is not a B chord but will ensure that you are using the barre correctly.
Next you need to fret the second, third and fourth strings at the fourth fret. There are various ways you can do this. Some people prefer to use there ring finger to make a second barre across the 3 strings. Other people use one finger per string. So your little finger would play the second string, your ring finger the third and your index finger the fourth. I personally find this very awkward and difficult to do. Just try both ways and do which ever is better for you.
I would suggest you play each note, one at a time to check that your are fretting each note of the b guitar chord correctly. If you hear a bum note simply adjust your fingers and try again. Once every note rings clearly you can then start strumming the chord. This will take time but is well worth learning.
Once you know the B guitar chord you can then start to practice changing between it and other chord you know. Before you know where you are you will be playing songs with the B guitar chord in no time.