B° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) 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 0 1 3 1 | – – – 1 2 1 | x x B F B D | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| x 5 3 7 3 4 | – 3 1 4 1 2 | x B D B B F | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 5 0 7 6 4 | – 2 – 4 3 1 | B B B B D F | medium | |
| 0 5 6 7 6 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | B B F B D x | medium | |
| 0 8 6 7 6 x | – 3 1 2 1 – | B D F B D x | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 0 8 0 7 9 x | – 2 – 1 3 – | B D B B F x | medium | |
| 0 8 0 10 9 10 | – 1 – 3 2 4 | B D B D F B | medium | |
| x x 0 10 9 10 | – – – 2 1 3 | x x B D F B | easy | |
| 12 11 12 10 x x | 3 2 4 1 – – | B F B D x x | medium | |
| 0 5 0 1 3 1 | – 3 – 1 2 1 | B B B F B D | hard · barre on fret 1 | |
| x 5 3 x 3 4 | – 4 1 – 2 3 | x B D x B F | hard | |
| x 5 0 7 6 4 | – 2 – 4 3 1 | x B B B D F | medium | |
| x 5 6 7 6 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x B F B D x | medium | |
| 0 8 6 7 x x | – 3 1 2 – – | B D F B x x | medium | |
| x 8 0 7 9 x | – 2 – 1 3 – | x D B B F x | medium | |
| x 8 0 10 9 10 | – 1 – 3 2 4 | x D B D F B | medium |
The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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.