B♭ Diminished Guitar Chord B♭dim
- Notes
- B♭ D♭ F♭
- Intervals
- 1 ♭3 ♭5
- Also written
- A♯dim
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 B♭dim is diatonic, with the scale degree it sits on.
- Major keys
- vii° in C♭ major
- Minor keys
- ii° in A♭ minor; vii° in B harmonic minor (as A♯dim)
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
- E♭ major chord ii° to V in A♭ harmonic minor
- B minor chord vii° to i in B 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.
