B° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B°

Diminished

Notes:B · D · F

hardbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 3 3 1 1 5 5 1 1 2 2	– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2	x x B B D D B B B B F F	hard · barre on fret 1
x x x x x x 5 5 4 4 2 2	– – – – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1	x x x x x x B B D D F F	medium
x x 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 x x	– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –	x x B B F F B B D D x x	medium
4 4 6 6 4 4 5 5 4 4 x x	1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –	F F D D F F B B D D x x	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 6 x x 5 5 7 7 x x	– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –	x x D D x x B B F F x x	hard
10 10 6 6 x x 8 8 7 7 x x	4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –	B B D D x x D D F F x x	hard
x x x x 10 10 8 8 7 7 8 8	– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3	x x x x B B D D F F B B	medium
10 10 9 9 10 10 8 8 x x x x	3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –	B B F F B B D D x x x x	medium
10 10 9 9 x x 11 11 x x 11 11	2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – – 4 4	B B F F x x F F x x D D	hard
x x x x 10 10 11 11 x x 11 11	– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3	x x x x B B F F x x D D	easy
x x 3 3 1 1 x x 1 1 2 2	– – 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3	x x B B D D x x B B F F	hard
x x 3 3 4 4 x x 4 4 2 2	– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1	x x B B F F x x D D F F	hard
x x 3 3 4 4 x x 4 4 x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –	x x B B F F x x D D x x	easy
x x x x 4 4 5 5 4 4 x x	– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –	x x x x F F B B D D x x	easy · barre on fret 4
x x 6 6 x x 5 5 7 7 8 8	– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4	x x D D x x B B F F B B	hard
10 10 6 6 10 10 x x 7 7 x x	3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –	B B D D B B x x F F x x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – 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

B Bm B7 B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C°C#°D°D#°E°F°F#°G°G#°A°A#°

See B° in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop C# C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#

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.