B° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop D
in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning
B°
Diminished
Notes:B · D · F
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
B° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 0 4 0 1 | – 2 – 3 – 1 | x B D B B F | medium | |
| x 2 3 4 3 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x B F B D x | medium | |
| 3 5 3 4 3 x | 1 3 1 2 1 – | F D F B D x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 5 0 4 6 x | – 2 – 1 3 – | D D D B F x | medium | |
| 9 5 0 7 6 x | 4 1 – 3 2 – | B D D D F x | hard | |
| 9 8 0 7 6 x | 4 3 – 2 1 – | B F D D F x | medium | |
| 9 8 0 7 0 7 | 4 3 – 1 – 2 | B F D D B B | medium | |
| 9 8 0 10 0 10 | 2 1 – 3 – 4 | B F D F B D | medium | |
| x x 9 10 0 10 | – – 1 2 – 3 | x x B F B D | easy | |
| x x x 10 0 10 | – – – 1 – 2 | x x x F B D | easy | |
| x 2 0 x 0 1 | – 2 – – – 1 | x B D x B F | easy | |
| x 2 3 x 3 x | – 1 2 – 3 – | x B F x D x | easy | |
| x x 3 4 3 x | – – 1 2 1 – | x x F B D x | easy · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 5 0 4 6 7 | – 2 – 1 3 4 | D D D B F B | medium | |
| 9 5 0 x 6 7 | 4 1 – – 2 3 | B D D x F B | hard | |
| x x 9 7 6 7 | – – 4 2 1 3 | x x 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 D 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.