B♭ diminished major 7th chord on guitar (B♭dimMaj7)

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

Tip — Fretting four strings with separate fingers while keeping the high E open demands precise finger independence.

B♭ diminished major 7th is played at the 6th fret as 6 7 7 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 7 and middle finger on the G string at fret 6. The B and high e strings stay muted.

B♭ diminished major 7th is played at the 8th fret as × × 8 9 10 9: index finger on the D string at fret 8, middle finger on the G string at fret 9, pinky finger on the B string at fret 10 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 9. The low E and A strings stay muted.

B♭ diminished major 7th is played at the 13th fret as × 13 14 14 14 ×: index finger on the A string at fret 13, middle finger on the D string at fret 14, ring finger on the G string at fret 14 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 14. The low E and high e strings stay muted.

B♭ diminished major 7th is played at the 3rd fret as × 4 × 3 5 5: middle finger on the A string at fret 4, index finger on the G string at fret 3, ring finger on the B string at fret 5 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 5. The low E and D strings stay muted.