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