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DADGAD tuning

B#dim on guitar

B#dim is a diminished, spelled B#, D# and F#. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is xxx564, which sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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NoteB#D#F#
Interval1P3m5d

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

B# diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr231
xxx564sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
B# diminished, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr1234
x3456xsits at fret 3, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
B# diminished, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 1, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr3124
xx108910sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
B# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 1, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 1 to 3.2
131xxxsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 3 strings
B# diminished, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10 with finger 2, fret 9, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 9, strings 2 to 5.9fr243
10913119xsits at fret 9, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 9 and mutes 1 string
B# diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10 with finger 3, fret 6, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 6, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 2 to 5.6fr342
1061086xsits at fret 6, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 6 and mutes 1 string
B# diminished, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr3214
x15131115xsits at fret 11, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
B# diminished, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 13, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 13, strings 1 to 3.13fr2
131513xxxsits at fret 13, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 13 and mutes 3 strings
B# diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 6.4fr324
464564sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 4
B# diminished, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 8 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr3241
109108xxsits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
B# diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 3 to 6.4fr324
x64564sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 4 and mutes 1 string
B# diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 3.4fr324
46456xsits at fret 4, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 4 and mutes 1 string

Keys B#dim belongs to

B#dim is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

B#dim in another tuning

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