B°7 chord on 7-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning
B°7
Diminished 7
Notes:B · D · F · G#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
B°7 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 1 2 0 1 0 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – – | B F B D G# B x | medium | |
| 2 4 2 3 x 3 x | 1 4 1 2 – 3 – | B G# B F x D x | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x x 3 4 3 4 | – – – 1 2 1 3 | x x x F B D G# | easy · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 7 5 0 4 6 4 | – 4 2 – 1 3 1 | x B D D B F G# | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 7 5 6 x 6 x | – 4 1 2 – 3 – | x B D G# x F x | hard | |
| x 7 8 6 7 6 x | – 2 4 1 3 1 – | x B F G# D F x | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| x 7 8 9 7 9 7 | – 1 2 3 1 4 1 | x B F B D G# B | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 8 10 8 9 x 9 x | 1 4 1 2 – 3 – | F D F B x G# x | hard · barre on fret 8 | |
| x x x 9 10 9 10 | – – – 1 2 1 3 | x x x B F G# D | easy · barre on fret 9 | |
| x 10 11 12 10 12 10 | – 1 2 3 1 4 1 | x D G# D F B D | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| x x 2 0 1 0 1 | – – 3 – 1 – 2 | x x B D G# B F | easy | |
| 2 4 5 3 x x x | 1 3 4 2 – – – | B G# D F x x x | medium | |
| x 7 x 3 4 3 4 | – 4 – 1 2 1 3 | x B x F B D G# | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 7 8 0 4 6 4 | – 3 4 – 1 2 1 | x B F D B F G# | hard · barre on fret 4 | |
| 5 7 5 6 x 6 x | 1 4 1 2 – 3 – | D B D G# x F x | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 7 x 6 7 6 7 | – 2 – 1 3 1 4 | x B x G# D F B | hard · barre on fret 6 |
The B°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes B, D, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar – Drop A 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
Other roots
See B°7 in another tuning
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.