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