B Diminished Guitar Chord Bdim
- Notes
- B D F
- Intervals
- 1 ♭3 ♭5
12 triad shapes on four string sets, drawn exactly as Chord Lab draws them.
B diminished triads on every string set
B, D and F as three-note triads: root position, 1st and 2nd inversion on each string set of three neighbouring strings, lowest set first.
Strings 4–6
Strings 3–5
Strings 2–4
Strings 1–3
What B diminished does in a key
Every key in which Bdim is diatonic, with the scale degree it sits on.
- Major keys
- vii° in C major
- Minor keys
- ii° in A minor; vii° in C harmonic minor
Harmonic minor keys use the harmonic minor scale, with its raised 7th.
Where B diminished often goes next
- C major chord vii° to I in C major
- C minor chord vii° to i in C harmonic minor
- E major chord ii° to V in A harmonic minor
Other chords on B
Diminished chords in every key
Drop 2, Drop 3 and shell voicings in Chord Lab Pro
Drop 2, Drop 3, Drop 2+4, close and shell voicings of major 7, minor 7 and dominant 7 chords are in Chord Lab Pro.
