Bdim
B diminished
Notes
B – D – F
Formula
1 – ♭3 – ♭5
A root, a minor third and a diminished fifth — two stacked minor thirds.
To build Bdim, start on B and stack the intervals ♭3, ♭5 above it.
On piano
On guitar
Shapes generated and checked against the chord engine, standard tuning.
x–2–0–4–0–1Open in Explorer
Fret 1
OOpen
Fret 4
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Fret 2
✕Muted
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x–2–3–4–3–xOpen in Explorer
✕Muted
Fret 3
Fret 4
Fret 3
Fret 2
✕Muted
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7–5–0–4–6–xOpen in Explorer
✕Muted
Fret 6
Fret 4
OOpen
Fret 5
Fret 7
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