B° chord on 4-String Bass – Drop C
in Drop C (C-G-C-F) tuning
B°
Diminished
Notes:B · D · F
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
B° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 4 2 0 | – 2 1 – | x B D F | medium | |
| 2 4 5 x | 1 2 3 – | D B F x | medium | |
| 5 7 5 6 | 1 3 1 2 | F D F B | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 11 7 11 0 | 2 1 3 – | B D B F | hard | |
| 11 10 11 9 | 3 2 4 1 | B F B D | medium | |
| 2 4 2 0 | 1 2 1 – | D B D F | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 5 4 2 x | 3 2 1 – | F B D x | medium | |
| x 7 5 6 | – 3 1 2 | x D F B | medium | |
| 11 7 x 0 | 2 1 – – | B D x F | hard | |
| 11 10 x 9 | 3 2 – 1 | B F x D | hard | |
| 2 4 5 0 | 1 2 3 – | D B F F | medium | |
| 2 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 | D B F B | hard | |
| 5 7 x 6 | 1 3 – 2 | F D x B | hard | |
| x 7 11 0 | – 1 2 – | x D B F | hard | |
| x 10 11 9 | – 2 3 1 | x F B D | medium | |
| 5 4 2 0 | 3 2 1 – | F B D F | medium |
The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop C 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.