Banjo B♭dim chord (Sawmill)B♭ diminished on the 5-string banjo: 2 3 1 2, and 3 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 3 1 2 (first position)
- String 4 (D): 2nd fret, middle finger, F♭
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, little finger, B♭
- String 2 (C): 1st fret, index finger, D♭
- String 1 (D): 2nd fret, ring finger, F♭
- 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.
Sawmill tuning: gDGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Sawmill once in its Settings and it remembers.
More B♭dim shapes
- 8 9 10 11
8fr - 11 15 13 14
11fr - 14 15 13 14
13fr
Other B♭ chords in Sawmill
Other diminished chords
B♭dim in other tunings
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