B° chord on Irish Bouzouki

in GDAD tuning

○312BDBF
B°
Diminished
Notes:B · D · F
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Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDF
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 2 33 – 1 2B D B Fmedium
4 3 5 32 1 3 1B F D Fmedium · barre on fret 3
4 0 8 01 – 2 –B D F Dhard
7 9 8 91 3 2 4D B F Bmedium
x 9 8 0– 2 1 –x B F Deasy
10 0 x 92 – – 1F D x Beasy
4 3 2 03 2 1 –B F B Dmedium
4 3 5 x2 1 3 –B F D xmedium
4 0 8 x1 – 2 –B D F xhard
7 0 8 91 – 2 3D D F Bmedium
x 9 8 12– 2 1 3x B F Dhard
10 9 x 02 1 – –F B x Deasy
4 0 5 32 – 3 1B D D Fmedium
4 x 5 32 – 3 1B x D Fhard
4 x 8 01 – 2 –B x F Dhard
7 9 8 01 3 2 –D B F Dmedium

The B° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for Irish Bouzouki 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
♭33D
♭56F

More B chords

Other roots

See B° in another tuning

GDAD G-D-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.