B° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B°

Diminished

Notes:B · D · F

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B° shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open F 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

B Bm B7 B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C°C#°D°D#°E°F°F#°G°G#°A°A#°

See B° 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.