Banjo B♭dim chord (Open G)B♭ diminished on the 5-string banjo: 2 3 2 2, and 4 more shapes

Bbdim chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 2 3 2 2, first position, with the short 5th string marked
Bbdim (Bb diminished) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 2 3 2 2, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 3 2 2 (first position)

  1. String 4 (D): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), F♭
  2. String 3 (G): 3rd fret, middle finger, B♭
  3. String 2 (B): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D♭
  4. String 1 (D): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), F♭
  5. String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

Sounds: F♭ B♭ D♭ F♭  ·  B♭dim is B♭, D♭, F♭ (1 · ♭3 · ♭5)

Found in: B major (vii°), F♯ mixolydian (iii°), C♯ dorian (vi°), G♯ minor (ii°)

The 5th string: the short g adds the 6th over B♭dim, a colour rather than a clash.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More B♭dim shapes

  1. 5fr3214gB♭D♭F♭B♭8 6 5 8
    5fr
  2. 8fr1234gB♭F♭B♭D♭8 9 11 11
    8fr
  3. 11fr1413gD♭B♭B♭F♭11 15 11 14
    11fr
  4. 14fr1211gF♭B♭D♭F♭14 15 14 14
    14fr

Other B♭ chords in Open G

B♭B♭mB♭7B♭m7B♭maj7B♭6B♭sus4B♭sus2B♭dimB♭aug

Other diminished chords

GdimAdimDdimCdimBdimEdimFdimB♭dim

B♭dim in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

All Open G banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app