B°7 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

Root

Type

Tuning

B°7

Diminished 7

Notes:B · D · F · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B°7 shapes as text

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

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 – 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°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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.