B° chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)
in FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 2 x 2 1 | – 2 3 – 4 1 | x B D x D F | hard | |
| x 2 5 4 2 x | – 1 3 2 1 – | x B F B D x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 6 5 5 4 x x | 4 2 3 1 – – | B D F B x x | medium | |
| 6 5 5 7 5 7 | 2 1 1 3 1 4 | B D F D F B | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 6 8 x 7 x x | 1 3 – 2 – – | B F x D x x | hard | |
| 0 8 11 7 11 7 | – 2 3 1 4 1 | F F B D B B | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 8 11 10 x x | 2 1 4 3 – – | D F B F x x | medium | |
| 9 x 11 10 11 x | 1 – 3 2 4 – | D x B F B x | hard | |
| x x 11 10 11 10 | – – 2 1 3 1 | x x B F B D | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| x x x 4 2 1 | – – – 3 2 1 | x x x B D F | medium | |
| 6 2 5 4 2 x | 4 1 3 2 1 – | B B F B D x | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| 6 5 x 4 5 x | 4 2 – 1 3 – | B D x B F x | hard | |
| 6 5 5 7 5 x | 2 1 1 3 1 – | B D F D F x | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 6 8 x 7 x 7 | 1 4 – 2 – 3 | B F x D x B | hard | |
| x 8 11 7 11 7 | – 2 3 1 4 1 | x F B D B B | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 8 11 x x x | 2 1 3 – – – | D F B x x x | medium |
The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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.