B°7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B°7

Diminished 7

Notes:B · D · F · G#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B°7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 1 2 1 2	– – 1 2 1 3	x B F B D G#	easy · barre on fret 1
x 3 4 2 4 2	– 2 3 1 4 1	x D G# B F G#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 3 4 x 4 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	B D G# x F x	hard
x 0 4 5 4 5	– – 1 2 1 3	x B G# D F B	easy · barre on fret 4
7 6 x 5 7 5	3 2 – 1 4 1	B F x D G# B	hard · barre on fret 5
7 6 x x 7 8	2 1 – – 3 4	B F x x G# D	hard
7 9 7 8 7 8	1 4 1 2 1 3	B G# B F G# D	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 10 8 10 8	– 2 3 1 4 1	x G# D F B D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 9 10 x 10 11	– 1 2 – 3 4	x G# D x B F	hard
x 0 10 11 10 11	– – 1 2 1 3	x B D G# B F	easy · barre on fret 10
x 0 4 5 4 2	– – 2 4 3 1	x B G# D F G#	medium
x 3 4 2 4 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x D G# B F x	medium
x 3 4 x 4 5	– 1 2 – 3 4	x D G# x F B	hard
x 0 4 5 4 x	– – 1 2 1 –	x B G# D F x	easy · barre on fret 4
7 6 x 5 7 x	3 2 – 1 4 –	B F x D G# x	hard
7 6 10 x 7 x	2 1 4 – 3 –	B F D x G# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes B, D, F, G#. 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°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
♭3	3	D
♭5	6	F
6	9	G#

More B chords

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

Other roots

C°7 C#°7 D°7 D#°7 E°7 F°7 F#°7 G°7 G#°7 A°7 A#°7

See B°7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop E E-B-E-A-C#-F#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the B°7 chord?

B°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes B, D, F, G#.

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.