B Guitar Chord - 3 Easy Ways To Play This Tough Chord

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  • Опубликовано: 22 окт 2015
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Комментарии • 264

  • @daveblais673
    @daveblais673 3 года назад +754

    Thank you, at 80 my fingers don’t reach like they used to.

    • @PRODNEZUMI
      @PRODNEZUMI 3 года назад +109

      I’m amazed you are still playing, that automatically makes you a cool grandpa 😎

    • @thomascrosby7807
      @thomascrosby7807 3 года назад +76

      At 21 my fingers won't stretch to make it haha

    • @anushka5912
      @anushka5912 3 года назад +44

      At 14 my fingers can't reach it haha

    • @tyrelhumble2006
      @tyrelhumble2006 3 года назад +17

      @@anushka5912 I'm also 14! I can make it, but it takes me a while to stretch to it, I can play as quick as I can play things like D or A.

    • @anushka5912
      @anushka5912 3 года назад +2

      @@tyrelhumble2006
      that's great! i was kidding there tho lol
      (im still a beginner btw)
      Actually, i was just trying to make this look funny i guess? like the age is supposed to decrease here, like you're probably supposed to write 'At 10 my fingers won't stretch to make it haha'

  • @danflaharty6886
    @danflaharty6886 6 лет назад +479

    Great lesson! I'm still in "beginner" phase and any time that I see a song with a B chord, I just move along and look for another song to learn.....now, I have options! Thank you.

    • @astra5091
      @astra5091 4 года назад +15

      the most accurate comment i have ever come across

    • @hobeone1192
      @hobeone1192 2 года назад

      Just watch others, idk I learned while traveling, it's muscle memory more than anything, talent doesn't exist..

    • @macethorns1168
      @macethorns1168 7 месяцев назад +1

      ROFL that's hilarious. And I'll bet you're really good now, 5 years later.

    • @johnthang6223
      @johnthang6223 5 месяцев назад

      I play B key N on my Guitar

    • @johnthang6223
      @johnthang6223 5 месяцев назад

      sooo this is no hlep

  • @123catey
    @123catey 4 года назад +194

    1. Your fingers don't determine anything
    2. Playing guitar is hard and take a long time to learn
    3. Just keep learn and quit stressing you'll get there if you have fun

    • @yehiellahiany163
      @yehiellahiany163 3 года назад +9

      If you see my fingers you won't say that....

    • @toilet64_
      @toilet64_ 2 года назад +7

      thanks kanye

    • @TitaniumTronic
      @TitaniumTronic 2 года назад +4

      My longest finger is barely 3 inches long (yes I measured it out of so much frustration)
      But Im learning okayy am trying :(

    • @fr0ggy332
      @fr0ggy332 2 года назад +1

      but what if you dont have fingers

    • @Methilde
      @Methilde 13 дней назад

      Any instruments practice ask for regular work,
      patience and most of all passion.

  • @ShreddingNotes1149
    @ShreddingNotes1149 3 года назад +23

    2:30 is the easiest one for me and I recommend it to everyone else since it gets the job done for me

  • @redmed10
    @redmed10 4 года назад +75

    Glad to see a guitar teacher acknowledging that a b chord is difficult for beginners.

  • @mr.j8356
    @mr.j8356 Год назад +32

    My Tip for beginners: Do the Barred shaped chord but instead of barring all the strings just press down the note on the A string and gently rest the rest of your index finger on the other strings. This should just mute the high e-string. The chord sounds relatively full (imho) and you can do it without the strengh or dex needed for an actual barr chord. In addition your fingers get used to the position and later it will be easier to learn the barred version. Hope this helps, it helped me a lot :)

    • @forcemajeur.5138
      @forcemajeur.5138 10 месяцев назад +1

      Can also just do that and crimp your ring finger to bar the 3 on the 4th fret (just takes a little learning to not mute the high e).

    • @cincinnatipedalsteel4347
      @cincinnatipedalsteel4347 3 месяца назад

      Yeah that’s how I always did barre chords at first. Heck I still do quite often lol

  • @DrWells-qq1cc
    @DrWells-qq1cc 5 лет назад +225

    4:37 We got clickbaited.

  • @Gamergrlfeet
    @Gamergrlfeet 3 года назад +21

    I CANT STREATCH ME FINGERS 😣

  • @LoadPast
    @LoadPast 3 года назад +6

    b sus 4 sounds awesome when substitute it for b maj, and so much easier. Thanks for this!

  • @levikenyon1486
    @levikenyon1486 2 года назад +2

    The b bar always kicks my ass, I like the other ways to do it. Some sound better that the b bar. Great clear and direct video on it.

  • @inrainbows4610
    @inrainbows4610 2 года назад +2

    With small hands, I could reach all the basic chords! just not the B chord, never could! This helped a lot thanks!

  • @hiteshshukla716
    @hiteshshukla716 4 года назад +6

    Thanks mate
    I needed this chord on 7 fret for playing Asturias

  • @michaelwood3099
    @michaelwood3099 4 года назад +83

    Even easier is don't play a song with a B chord in it, which is about every song you'll ever want to play anyway.

  • @bryonyday3178
    @bryonyday3178 2 года назад +2

    Having to last minute sing a song for a wedding and the RELIF at having cheated that B chord! You are a life saver!

  • @tomb6585
    @tomb6585 Год назад +6

    Wow, this video was so helpful. Thank you! You seem to be a kind teacher who sympathizes with strugglers :-) The easier options you gave us are already paying off for me.

  • @soulmanid1406
    @soulmanid1406 4 года назад +4

    THANKS FOR MAKING THIS EASIER FOR BEGINNERS.

  • @jimmycool9265
    @jimmycool9265 2 года назад +2

    You are an excellent guitar teacher, and making learning easier!👍

  • @indianbeer9
    @indianbeer9 Год назад +1

    This guys is just a magician with guitar and a great music teacher!!

  • @rjp63vip
    @rjp63vip 3 года назад +1

    Brilliant and JuicyJuicy! I love the last two versions the B 11 and the power chord shape B.,...there's always an easier way .💯💯💯💯🎶🎶🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

  • @altodrehuff7702
    @altodrehuff7702 Год назад +1

    Wow!!! I Like How You Demonstrated and Explain The B chord.....This Has Helped Out a Lot....Thanks And Rock On.........

  • @09susie
    @09susie 5 лет назад +7

    Great options for beginners - Unfortunately I only have short fingers, so the easy options are great and less stain on my poor hands ! Thank you. :)

  • @DaBoredEagle
    @DaBoredEagle Год назад +1

    Hats down to you, man! This was so helpful!

  • @TrendOrchestra
    @TrendOrchestra 11 месяцев назад +1

    This was really helpful, thank you. Much easier on the 7th fret for me. And a couple of those other options will be handy!

  • @beautifulwords318
    @beautifulwords318 3 месяца назад

    so helpful! thank you very much x

  • @azibarry
    @azibarry Год назад +1

    Thanks. You made attempting it so easy.

  • @soldier3731
    @soldier3731 5 лет назад +73

    I don't have a problem with th barring. It's the fitting my thick fingers on 1 fret

    • @soldier3731
      @soldier3731 4 года назад

      @prod. aurora trueeeee

    • @120rikeshlawoju2
      @120rikeshlawoju2 4 года назад

      @prod. aurora Doing it with one finger hurts tho

    • @xLobo87
      @xLobo87 3 года назад

      @prod. aurora nice tip, dude!
      I have small fingers so I use the little finger on b string and the other one to hold the two strings

    • @nathanyoung3483
      @nathanyoung3483 3 года назад

      My fingers are thin so the knuckle pushes down the the second string and I can't push the first very well

    • @RumbleFish69
      @RumbleFish69 3 года назад

      Just go on a diet, sausage fingers! Trust me...you'll thank me later!

  • @reindeerbermy3796
    @reindeerbermy3796 Месяц назад

    thank you , beginner here, i found a play along to sundown by gordon lightfoot and your alternative B chords are letting me have a go at it

  • @lamontprospect9974
    @lamontprospect9974 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for this lesson and your honesty. No pain no gain. 🙏🕊️❤️

  • @a.v8450
    @a.v8450 4 месяца назад

    Wowwww thanx!! A step closer to playing my favorite songs with B ❤

  • @xijinpingtheultimatelifefo622
    @xijinpingtheultimatelifefo622 Год назад

    Yoo thank you bud, I've been struggling on this b major stuff. Thank you very much!!

  • @suehill3993
    @suehill3993 5 лет назад +1

    thanks - just what I was looking for

  • @Heddanofarsan
    @Heddanofarsan Год назад

    Thank you so much and I will also practice turning the guitarr slightly away from me while playing B, and ofcourse later all the time....

  • @Aletheia27
    @Aletheia27 4 года назад

    Really nice and useful, many thanks SIr!

  • @badarkautsar4844
    @badarkautsar4844 6 лет назад +2

    Thank you! Very helpfull

  • @DrthGrth
    @DrthGrth 11 месяцев назад +1

    thanks dude. I've always only known the crammed B minor 7th (from cry baby cry, I think), but was looking for a simpler one for more rockin' jams. Cheers!

  • @bossbabydotone1174
    @bossbabydotone1174 9 месяцев назад

    Great video i think I'm done searching you tube for how to play b chord thank you

  • @philliprickman1394
    @philliprickman1394 Год назад +2

    Thank you! I have arthritis and a B is pretty much impossible. This is exactly what I was hoping to find.

  • @anitabrown2079
    @anitabrown2079 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you this was very helpful 😊

  • @justintense13
    @justintense13 4 года назад

    Brilliant!! Thanks for this

  • @Pianobug007
    @Pianobug007 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you for making this video

  • @jenchristensen66
    @jenchristensen66 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much, subscribed

  • @AlanSpenceAlanGCCMSpence
    @AlanSpenceAlanGCCMSpence Год назад +2

    Thank you! I played Bass and guitar 6/ 12 string. Piano etc..I took a nasty fall and hit my head on the pavement! Hospital 12 weeks! I had to learn everything again! My Family People, eating etc..and my music! I was in a band for 7 years! And lost them to! So now I'm trying to pick it up again and hoping it will flash back to me! Doctor says it's happen! So thanks Kennedy

    • @lemonlime8949
      @lemonlime8949 6 месяцев назад

      Dear god hope you’re okay

  • @chuknorth
    @chuknorth Год назад +2

    Brilliant. Literally one of my favourite youtube vids. :)

  • @MsMicaiah
    @MsMicaiah Год назад +1

    I love ur easy tutorials thank u

  • @mistie8908
    @mistie8908 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you very much. I am a senior and have problems using my little finger

  • @richardschmidt2430
    @richardschmidt2430 3 года назад

    This helped me so much!!!!! Thank you! You're awesome! Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)

  • @Overland_eXploits_Oklahoma
    @Overland_eXploits_Oklahoma 5 месяцев назад

    Was great info. Thanks.

  • @incredibad85
    @incredibad85 4 года назад +1

    Great news! All your fingers can ride the roller-coaster!!
    (Great instructional video)

  • @rayford7927
    @rayford7927 Год назад +1

    For some reason... for a beginner I feel you recommend the very last version.... it does sound great 👍🏻

  • @bogart4556
    @bogart4556 4 года назад +1

    Bc of quarantine started to learn guitar and got stuck on Bm. Thanks dude!

  • @thetruthful9805
    @thetruthful9805 4 года назад

    Great lesson. Thank you. 😁😁

  • @Always_a_Duelist
    @Always_a_Duelist Год назад

    Legend. Thank You.

  • @jettison27
    @jettison27 7 лет назад +4

    Thanks for this! :)

  • @sunilbaral
    @sunilbaral 4 года назад

    It was really useful.. Thank you Buddy.. God Bless

  • @saccherine
    @saccherine 4 года назад

    Great lesson.

  • @diraddz
    @diraddz 4 года назад

    Thanks for the tips man!!

  • @61cheezil
    @61cheezil 3 года назад

    Nice one, thanks

  • @VibrantMotion
    @VibrantMotion Год назад

    Thanks, Stefan

  • @michaelalucard7532
    @michaelalucard7532 2 года назад

    bless you sir

  • @esperanzawilloughby5371
    @esperanzawilloughby5371 2 года назад

    You are great.

  • @TheBlueprintsOrlando
    @TheBlueprintsOrlando 2 года назад

    Thank you so much. The pyramid shaped version is easy for me. Great video!

  • @JerryAndJulieMusic
    @JerryAndJulieMusic Год назад

    Thank you!

  • @FollowerOfChrist0708
    @FollowerOfChrist0708 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you, good friend!

  • @donaldlouisfisher
    @donaldlouisfisher 4 года назад

    T
    For the easiest B major triad hold the fourth, third and second string down with any finger at the fourth fret. The fifth fret gives you C major etc. The third, second and first string at any fret give you the relative minor.

  • @lucasnegashfine5084
    @lucasnegashfine5084 3 года назад

    Thank you

  • @oddjob1932
    @oddjob1932 4 года назад +13

    When you started omitting strings, I honestly thought you were going to end up playing just F# on the first string and passing that off as an extremely thin B Maj 😂

  • @silicon2oxide
    @silicon2oxide 4 года назад

    Thank you so much

  • @ur5860
    @ur5860 3 года назад

    Thank you sooooo much!💖💛💖💖

  • @IndianCulture877
    @IndianCulture877 Год назад

    Great great great thank you so much 🥰😅😍

  • @fr0ggy332
    @fr0ggy332 2 года назад +1

    OMG OMG THANK YOU SOO MUCH I’M LEARNING TEENAGERS BY MCR (yes i’m and alt emo ass) AND I COULDN’T DO THE B CHORD BUT HOLY SHIII- THIS HAS SAVED ME. THANK YOUU

  • @lennykelly9952
    @lennykelly9952 6 лет назад +1

    Nice bloke honest about b chords practice practice practice

  • @krislermiguel2720
    @krislermiguel2720 3 года назад

    thanks man

  • @capkarr
    @capkarr Год назад

    lovely

  • @TheJoshtheboss
    @TheJoshtheboss 6 лет назад +46

    Great vid but your B7 is incomplete, the pinky ought to go on the thin E string as well. Huge difference!

    • @sputnikginger
      @sputnikginger 4 года назад +2

      exactly

    • @jasoncdebussy
      @jasoncdebussy 4 года назад +4

      I was wondering why in his version of B7 the top E is allowed but bottom E isn't?

    • @peterkane8786
      @peterkane8786 3 года назад +1

      .....Yeah I spotted that.

  • @Whitemoon379
    @Whitemoon379 Год назад

    Appreciate you

  • @hayrayna1314
    @hayrayna1314 4 года назад

    Yep, like your person, good delivery! Cheers

  • @kassandrasummerville4565
    @kassandrasummerville4565 4 года назад +8

    I have been playing guitar for years, im not the best and have been struggling with B forever! This helped so much thank you!!

  • @jaquelinealvarez2019
    @jaquelinealvarez2019 6 лет назад

    Grate work😊a;

  • @innesita8110
    @innesita8110 3 года назад +1

    I only started 2 days ago and so far learned 3 chords and now this! JESUS! I think I need to wait for arthrtis to kick in when I'm older to be able to bend my fingers like this lol it's too hard!! :(((

  • @gasha.1
    @gasha.1 2 года назад

    Very helpful 💜💜

  • @alhinghaokip9477
    @alhinghaokip9477 2 года назад

    New subscriber form Manipur,, thank you so much

  • @rhondabaroli2683
    @rhondabaroli2683 3 года назад +4

    I am trying to improve my guitar skill . 2021 so many awes songs require this chord

    • @rhondabaroli2683
      @rhondabaroli2683 3 года назад

      And the awes Patrick Cahalen as our voice coach last night in Williamsburg . Life is better wth music

    • @rhondabaroli2683
      @rhondabaroli2683 3 года назад

      Life is for living and prac guitar and music more I am looking up songs now to work on . We had a music party ( unexpected ) the best thing s in life are we went to our pub where they do kareoke but it was canceled so we crashed pats casa. A retired respitory therepist - music genius thst loves people and lives in Victorian house .omg we never visited there before. It was me. Sylvie Paul and Mel and Pat helped us wth singing like on the Voice . To whom ever reading this .omg ENJOY LIFE MORE !

  • @cincinnatipedalsteel4347
    @cincinnatipedalsteel4347 3 месяца назад

    B7 was always one I loved because it was easy to think triangle. 😜
    You cannot use it when you need a normal B chord always unless you are about to move to E.
    I like how you played the Bm11 and explained it is also another chord. Folks the same notes can be found in multiple chords…. The name depends on what the bass is playing/ what the root note is of the chord at that time. Playing broken chords are great. 😁

  • @aninternetguy
    @aninternetguy 6 месяцев назад

    I usually just play major barre chords that start on the a string as a power chord with my pinky hitting the 3rd and muting the high e string. Obviously it's not ideal but I feel like it's good enough

  • @rassa.barinbarin2733
    @rassa.barinbarin2733 Год назад

    Supper teaching 👍👍🥰

  • @happyfriend703
    @happyfriend703 3 года назад

    thanks m8

  • @mridulchitranshi7876
    @mridulchitranshi7876 5 лет назад

    Thanks :)

  • @jeraldo4571
    @jeraldo4571 3 года назад +5

    It’s time for me to learn the dreaded B chord. I thought that barre chords are impossible for me to learn as my fingers are too fat at the tip and too short and also slow but I can do them now. Hopefully I can play the B chord soon too.

  • @jamesm.3967
    @jamesm.3967 Год назад

    Thank you. I was beginning to think I was stuck with cowboy chords for the rest of my life.

  • @rahulgiri4606
    @rahulgiri4606 2 года назад

    Good teaching brother☺

  • @allysonf419
    @allysonf419 3 года назад

    Aha! Just found this! You are my new favorite!!! Absolutely love you! Thank yoi!!❤

  • @lovelucy
    @lovelucy 6 лет назад +1

    omg thanks

  • @FransGamingLow
    @FransGamingLow 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you I've tried a few of them. But sorry to ask, are those B major or B minor? Cuz I still don't really understand 😅

  • @Legomovie970
    @Legomovie970 4 года назад +12

    The first one is not so bad. That's how "I" do a B chord. Next, I wanna see an easier way to do a C sharp minor

    • @roblewis3799
      @roblewis3799 2 года назад +1

      C#m7 is my favourite chord!

  • @rossonero135
    @rossonero135 4 года назад +33

    You should speak louder.. Thank you for the lesson..

    •  3 года назад +4

      i was looking for your comment he seems to be whispering... afraid of...

  • @philipwordley3006
    @philipwordley3006 4 года назад +1

    Play in key of a with capo on 2nd fret

  • @Mr.S369
    @Mr.S369 9 месяцев назад

    1/2 bar at the 4th fret with your 1st finger. Pinky finger at 7th fret, 6th string. Ring finger at 6th fret, 5th string. Ignore the 1st string, or play it to add a 6th/13th.

  • @jasonsteinberg4964
    @jasonsteinberg4964 4 года назад +2

    Your lessons are awesome, it helps to be able to play these complicated chords very easily! Thank you, Mike!

  • @hanoyamung2424
    @hanoyamung2424 4 года назад +1

    Please increase the video volume.

  • @adamstorick7893
    @adamstorick7893 Год назад

    The song I'm learning (Touch Of Grey) leans heavily on the B major chord. I tried to use these alt B's, but it just doesn't sound right. As of now, I get it down 50% of the time. The other 50% sounds like a duck quacking. I'll just have to keep working at it.