B° chord on Balalaika – Minor (GBD)

in Minor (GBD) tuning

○321DBF
B°
Diminished
Notes:B · D · F
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BBBDF
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
7 0 32 – 1D B Fhard
4 3 33 1 2B D Feasy
4 6 01 2 –B F Dmedium
7 6 92 1 3D F Bmedium
10 0 01 – –F B Deasy
10 0 121 – 2F B Dmedium
10 12 121 2 3F B Dmedium
10 12 01 2 –F B Dmedium

The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for Balalaika – Minor (GBD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the B° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
♭33D
♭56F

More B chords

Other roots

See B° in another tuning

What notes make up the B° chord?

B° is a Diminished chord built from the notes B, D, F.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.