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