B diminished 7th chord on guitar (Bdim7)

B diminished 7th is played in open position as × 2 0 1 0 1: ring finger on the A string at fret 2, index finger on the G string at fret 1 and middle finger on the high e string at fret 1. The D and B strings ring open. The low E string stays muted.

Tip — The open shape requires arching the index finger over the open B string while fretting the G string at the 1st fret.

B diminished 7th is played in open position as × 2 0 1 3 1: ring finger on the A string at fret 2, index finger on the G string at fret 1, pinky finger on the B string at fret 3 and middle finger on the high e string at fret 1. The D string rings open. The low E string stays muted.

B diminished 7th is played at the 1st fret as × 2 3 1 3 1: barre your index finger across fret 1, middle finger on the A string at fret 2, ring finger on the D string at fret 3 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 3. The low E string stays muted.

B diminished 7th is played at the 6th fret as 7 8 6 7 6 ×: barre your index finger across fret 6, middle finger on the low E string at fret 7, pinky finger on the A string at fret 8 and ring finger on the G string at fret 7. The high e string stays muted.

B diminished 7th is played at the 7th fret as 7 8 9 7 9 7: barre your index finger across fret 7, middle finger on the A string at fret 8, ring finger on the D string at fret 9 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 9.