B° chord on 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE)
in Open C (gCGCE) tuning
B°
Diminished
Notes:B · D · F
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
B° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x x 4 2 1 | – – 3 2 1 | x x B D F | medium | |
| 4 2 4 5 x | 2 1 3 4 – | B D B F x | medium | |
| 7 x 4 5 7 | 3 – 1 2 4 | D x B F B | hard | |
| 7 5 7 5 7 | 2 1 3 1 4 | D F D F B | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 11 10 11 7 | 1 3 2 4 1 | D B F B B | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| 10 11 10 11 10 | 1 2 1 3 1 | F B F B D | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| 4 x 4 2 1 | 3 – 4 2 1 | B x B D F | hard | |
| 4 5 4 2 x | 2 4 3 1 – | B F B D x | medium | |
| 7 x 4 5 x | 3 – 1 2 – | D x B F x | hard | |
| x 5 7 5 7 | – 1 2 1 3 | x F D F B | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 11 7 11 7 | 2 3 1 4 1 | F B D B B | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 11 10 11 10 | – 2 1 3 1 | x B F B D | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 2 4 2 1 | – 2 4 3 1 | x D B D F | medium | |
| x 2 4 5 x | – 1 2 3 – | x D B F x | medium | |
| 4 5 7 5 x | 1 2 4 3 – | B F D F x | medium | |
| x x 7 5 7 | – – 2 1 3 | x x D F B | medium |
The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE) 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
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | B |
| ♭3 | 3 | D |
| ♭5 | 6 | F |
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.