B°7 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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
x 2 2 1 2 1	– 2 3 1 4 1	x B D G# D F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 2 5 4 2 4	– 1 4 2 1 3	x B F B D G#	medium · barre on fret 2
3 5 5 4 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	G# D F B x x	medium
6 5 x 4 5 4	4 2 – 1 3 1	B D x B F G#	hard · barre on fret 4
6 5 8 7 5 x	2 1 4 3 1 –	B D G# D F x	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 8 7 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	B F G# D x x	medium
0 8 8 7 8 7	– 2 3 1 4 1	F F G# D G# B	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 11 10 8 10	– – 4 2 1 3	x x B F G# D	medium
9 11 11 10 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	D G# B F x x	medium
0 11 11 10 11 10	– 2 3 1 4 1	F G# B F B D	medium · barre on fret 10
x 2 x 1 2 1	– 2 – 1 3 1	x B x G# D F	easy · barre on fret 1
x 2 2 x 5 4	– 1 2 – 4 3	x B D x F G#	hard
3 5 x 4 5 x	1 3 – 2 4 –	G# D x B F x	hard
0 5 5 4 5 4	– 2 3 1 4 1	F D F B F G#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 x 5 7 8 x	2 – 1 3 4 –	B x F D G# x	hard
6 8 x 7 8 x	1 3 – 2 4 –	B F x D 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 – 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°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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.