Here are three ways to play the B chord (easy, medium and hard). The easy version is played using only the first three strings. The medium version is a root-6 barre chord, played on the 5th fret. The hard version is a root-5 barre chord, played on the 2nd fret.
Easy Version
- 3rd finger on the 4th fret of the 3rd string.
- 4th finger on the 4th fret of the 2nd string.
- 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the 1st string.
Medium Version
- 1st finger barres all strings on the 7th fret.
- 3rd finger on the 9th fret of the 5th string.
- 4th finger on the 9th fret of the 4th string.
- 2nd finger on the 8th fret of the 3rd string.
Hard Version
- 1st finger barres the 2nd fret (all strings excluding the 6th string).
- 2nd finger on the 4th fret of the 4th string.
- 3rd finger on the 4th fret of the 3rd string.
- 4th finger on the 4th fret of the 2nd string.