B° chord on 5-String Banjo – Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)
in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) tuning
B°
Diminished
Notes:B · D · F
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
B° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 0 4 2 3 | 3 – 4 1 2 | B D B D F | medium | |
| x x 4 2 3 | – – 3 1 2 | x x B D F | medium | |
| 7 x 4 5 3 | 4 – 2 3 1 | D x B F F | hard | |
| x x 4 5 0 | – – 1 2 – | x x B F D | easy | |
| 7 9 7 5 0 | 2 4 3 1 – | D B D F D | hard | |
| 7 9 10 x x | 1 2 3 – – | D B F x x | medium | |
| 10 9 10 11 0 | 2 1 3 4 – | F B F B D | medium | |
| 10 12 10 11 12 | 1 3 1 2 4 | F D F B D | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| 4 3 4 2 0 | 3 2 4 1 – | B F B D D | medium | |
| 4 x 4 2 3 | 3 – 4 1 2 | B x B D F | hard | |
| 4 3 7 5 3 | 2 1 4 3 1 | B F D F F | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 4 x 4 5 0 | 1 – 2 3 – | B x B F D | easy | |
| x 9 7 5 9 | – 3 2 1 4 | x B D F B | hard | |
| 10 9 7 x x | 3 2 1 – – | F B D x x | medium | |
| x 9 10 11 0 | – 1 2 3 – | x B F B D | medium | |
| 10 12 10 11 0 | 1 3 1 2 – | F D F B D | medium · barre on fret 10 |
The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) 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.