B° chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths
in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths
B°
Diminished
Notes:B · D · F
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
B° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 3 4 2 0 | – 1 2 3 1 – | x B F B D F | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 2 3 4 2 x | – 1 2 3 1 – | x B F B D x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 5 3 4 x x | 4 3 1 2 – – | B D F B x x | hard | |
| 7 5 0 4 5 0 | 4 2 – 1 3 – | B D D B F F | medium | |
| 7 5 0 7 5 0 | 3 1 – 4 2 – | B D D D F F | medium | |
| 7 8 0 7 x 6 | 2 4 – 3 – 1 | B F D D x B | hard | |
| 7 8 9 7 x x | 1 2 3 1 – – | B F B D x x | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 10 8 9 10 x x | 3 1 2 4 – – | D F B F x x | medium | |
| x x 9 10 11 9 | – – 1 2 3 1 | x x B F B D | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x x 12 10 11 12 | – – 3 1 2 4 | x x D F B F | medium | |
| x x 12 x 11 12 | – – 2 – 1 3 | x x D x B F | easy | |
| x 2 0 4 2 0 | – 1 – 3 2 – | x B D B D F | medium | |
| x 2 3 4 2 6 | – 1 2 3 1 4 | x B F B D B | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 5 3 7 x x | 3 2 1 4 – – | B D F D x x | hard | |
| 7 5 0 4 5 x | 4 2 – 1 3 – | B D D B F x | medium | |
| 7 5 0 7 5 x | 3 1 – 4 2 – | B D D D F x | medium |
The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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.