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B flat diminished seventh (Bb°7) chord on cavaquinho

Notes
B♭D♭F♭A𝄫
Formula
1♭3♭5𝄫7

How to play Bb°7 on cavaquinho

  1. Shape 1 · fret 2

    Bb°7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 1: from fret 2, notes Bb, Db, Fb, Abb

  2. Shape 2 · fret 5 · barre

    Bb°7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 2: barre at fret 5, notes Bb, Db, Fb, Abb

  3. Shape 3 · fret 8

    Bb°7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 3: from fret 8, notes Bb, Db, Fb, Abb

  4. Shape 4 · fret 2 · barre

    Bb°7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 4: barre at fret 2, notes Bb, Db, Fb, Abb

  5. Shape 5 · fret 5

    Bb°7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 5: from fret 5, notes Bb, Db, Fb, Abb

  6. Shape 6 · fret 8 · barre

    Bb°7 chord on cavaquinho, shape 6: barre at fret 8, notes Bb, Db, Fb, Abb

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (B flat).

Bb°7 inversions on cavaquinho

On the cavaquinho a seventh chord fits whole on the 4 strings, one note on each, and that is how it accompanies in choro. Below are the positions with the root, the 3rd, the 5th and the 7th on the lowest string (in sixth chords the 6th does not go to the bass: that would rename the chord), whenever the position fits the hand.

  1. Root (B♭) in the bassroot position · Bb°7

    B flat diminished seventh, Bb°7, 8655B♭°75421B♭D♭F♭A𝄫metronotuner.com

  2. Root (B♭) in the bassroot position · Bb°7

    B flat diminished seventh, Bb°7, 8-9-8-11B♭°781324B♭F♭A𝄫D♭metronotuner.com

  3. 3rd (D♭) in the bass1st inversion · Bb°7/Db

    B flat diminished seventh, Bb°7/Db, 11-9-8-8B♭°7/D♭84211D♭F♭A𝄫B♭metronotuner.com

  4. 5th (F♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Bb°7/Fb

    B flat diminished seventh, Bb°7/Fb, 2325B♭°7/F♭21324F♭B♭D♭A𝄫metronotuner.com

  5. 7th (A𝄫) in the bass3rd inversion · Bb°7/Abb

    B flat diminished seventh, Bb°7/Abb, 5322B♭°7/A𝄫2421A𝄫B♭D♭F♭metronotuner.com

  6. 7th (A𝄫) in the bass3rd inversion · Bb°7/Abb

    B flat diminished seventh, Bb°7/Abb, 5658B♭°7/A𝄫51324A𝄫D♭F♭B♭metronotuner.com

About the diminished seventh chord

The diminished seventh splits the octave into four equal parts: the same shape repeats every 3 frets and the chord has four possible names. A sound of drama and suspense; the classic passing chord of choro, samba, tango and silent-film scores.

Notes and intervals of Bb°7

Bb°7 (B flat diminished seventh) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • B♭ · 1 · root
  • D♭ · ♭3 · minor third
  • F♭ · ♭5 · diminished fifth
  • A𝄫 · 𝄫7 · diminished seventh

Other B flat chords

Diminished seventh: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Bb°7 chord on cavaquinho?

Bb°7 (B flat diminished seventh) has 6 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Bb°7?

The notes of Bb°7 are B♭, D♭, F♭, A𝄫. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 𝄫7: root, minor third, diminished fifth, diminished seventh.

What does Bb°7 mean?

Bb°7 is the chord symbol for B flat diminished seventh. The diminished seventh splits the octave into four equal parts: the same shape repeats every 3 frets and the chord has four possible names. A sound of drama and suspense; the classic passing chord of choro, samba, tango and silent-film scores.

Can I play Bb°7 on other instruments?

Yes. Bb°7 also has a page on guitar, on ukulele, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Bb°7 on other instruments

All cavaquinho chords