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