B° chord on 5-String Banjo

in Standard / Open G (gDGBD) tuning

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B°
Diminished
Notes:B · D · F
easybarre on fret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDF
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 3 4 3 02 1 3 1 –B F B D Deasy · barre on fret 3
x x 4 3 3– – 3 1 2x x B D Feasy
x x 4 6 0– – 1 2 –x x B F Dmedium
7 9 7 6 02 4 3 1 –D B D F Dmedium
7 9 10 0 91 2 4 – 3D B F B Bmedium
10 9 10 0 02 1 3 – –F B F B Deasy
10 12 10 0 121 2 1 – 3F D F B Dmedium · barre on fret 10
x 3 4 3 0– 1 2 1 –x F B D Deasy · barre on fret 3
4 x 4 3 33 – 4 1 2B x B D Fhard
4 x 4 6 01 – 2 3 –B x B F Dhard
x 9 7 6 9– 3 2 1 4x B D F Bmedium
10 9 7 0 94 2 1 – 3F B D B Bmedium
x 9 10 0 0– 1 2 – –x B F B Deasy
x x 10 0 0– – 1 – –x x F B Deasy
4 0 4 0 32 – 3 – 1B D B B Feasy
4 3 4 3 32 1 3 1 1B F B D Feasy · barre on fret 3

The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo 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.