B♭ diminished chord on guitar (B♭dim)

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

Tip — The open shape requires a four-fret stretch across the middle strings, making it intermediate despite the open high E.

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

B♭ diminished is played at the 13th fret as × 13 14 15 14 ×: index finger on the A string at fret 13, middle finger on the D string at fret 14, pinky finger on the G string at fret 15 and ring finger on the B string at fret 14. The low E and high e strings stay muted.

B♭ diminished is played at the 2nd fret as × 4 2 3 2 ×: pinky finger on the A string at fret 4, index finger on the D string at fret 2, ring finger on the G string at fret 3 and middle finger on the B string at fret 2. The low E and high e strings stay muted.

B♭ diminished is played at the 7th fret as 9 7 8 9 × ×: ring finger on the low E string at fret 9, index finger on the A string at fret 7, middle finger on the D string at fret 8 and pinky finger on the G string at fret 9. The B and high e strings stay muted.