B°7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B°7

Diminished 7

Notes:B · D · F · G#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B°7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 0 1 2 1 2	4 – 1 2 1 3	B D G# D F B	medium · barre on fret 1
4 3 x 2 4 2	3 2 – 1 4 1	B F x D G# B	hard · barre on fret 2
4 3 x x 4 5	2 1 – – 3 4	B F x x G# D	hard
4 6 4 5 4 5	1 4 1 2 1 3	B G# B F G# D	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 7 5 7 5	– 2 3 1 4 1	x G# D F B D	medium · barre on fret 5
x 6 7 x 7 8	– 1 2 – 3 4	x G# D x B F	hard
x 9 7 8 7 8	– 4 1 2 1 3	x B D G# B F	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 10 8 10 8	– 2 3 1 4 1	x B F G# D F	medium · barre on fret 8
x 9 10 x 10 11	– 1 2 – 3 4	x B F x D G#	hard
10 12 10 11 10 11	1 4 1 2 1 3	F D F B D G#	medium · barre on fret 10
4 0 1 2 1 x	3 – 1 2 1 –	B D G# D F x	medium · barre on fret 1
4 3 x 2 4 x	3 2 – 1 4 –	B F x D G# x	hard
4 3 7 x 4 x	2 1 4 – 3 –	B F D x G# x	hard
x x 4 5 4 5	– – 1 2 1 3	x x B F G# D	easy · barre on fret 4
x 6 7 5 7 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x G# D F B x	medium
7 6 x x 7 8	2 1 – – 3 4	D G# x x B F	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 G 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 G G-D-G-C-E-A 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.