Cavaquinho · Diminished chord

B°B Diminished

  • Key: C Major
  • Easy
  • Open chord

B° is the B diminished chord on cavaquinho, made of the notes B · D · F · G#.

B° — B Diminished · Cavaquinho12345631DBGD

Other positions

Notes

  • B
  • D
  • F
  • G#

Structure

  1. 1
  2. ♭3
  3. ♭5
Sound
Diminished
Unstable, dramatic
Harmonic function
Dominant
Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of C Major

DegreeChordFunction
ICTonic
iiDmSubdominant
iiiEmTonic relative
IVFSubdominant
VGDominant
viAmTonic relative
vii°BdimDominant

How to play

  1. 1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 3.
  2. 2Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 4.
  3. 3Let strings 2, 1 ring open.
  4. 4Strum all the strings.

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