B° chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)
in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning
B°
Diminished
Notes:B · D · F
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
B° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 4 0 2 1 4 | – 3 – 2 1 4 | x B D B F B | medium | |
| 2 4 3 2 x x | 1 3 2 1 – – | D B F B x x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 4 3 5 x x | – 2 1 3 – – | x B F D x x | medium | |
| x 4 0 8 7 4 | – 1 – 4 3 2 | x B D F B B | hard | |
| 5 7 0 5 7 x | 1 3 – 2 4 – | F D D D B x | medium | |
| x x 9 8 7 7 | – – 4 3 1 2 | x x B F B D | medium | |
| x x 9 8 10 10 | – – 2 1 3 4 | x x B F D F | medium | |
| x x 9 x 10 10 | – – 1 – 2 3 | x x B x D F | easy | |
| 11 10 0 x x x | 2 1 – – – – | B F D x x x | easy | |
| x 4 0 2 1 x | – 3 – 2 1 – | x B D B F x | medium | |
| 2 4 3 2 x 4 | 1 3 2 1 – 4 | D B F B x B | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 4 3 5 x 4 | – 2 1 4 – 3 | x B F D x B | hard | |
| x 4 0 8 7 7 | – 1 – 4 2 3 | x B D F B D | hard | |
| 5 7 9 5 7 x | 1 2 4 1 3 – | F D B D B x | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| 11 7 9 8 7 7 | 4 1 3 2 1 1 | B D B F B D | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| x x 9 8 10 x | – – 2 1 3 – | x x B F D x | medium |
The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST) 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.