B diminished Chord (Bdim) & B diminished 7th (Bdim7) on Piano & Guitar

A piano keyboard reference for the B diminished chord, abbreviated as Bdim or B°.

The B diminished triad consists of the notes B, D and F. The 2 inversions to the B diminished triad are D F B and F B D.

The B diminished 7th chord, abbreviated as Bdim7 or B°7, has the notes B, D, F and A_♭. The 3 inversions to the B diminished 7th chord are D F A_♭ B, F A_♭ B D and A_♭ B D F.

The intervals of the B diminished chord are the root (B) , minor third (D) and diminished fifth (F). With the B diminished 7th chord, there's an additional diminished seventh (A_♭).

🎸 You can also jump to guitar chord diagrams for the B diminished and B diminished7th chords in common positions on the guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.

B diminished Chord on Piano

⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.

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🎸 B diminished Chord Guitar Diagrams

Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the B diminished chord and the B diminished 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.

show: Finger positions Note names

orientation: Vertical Horizontal

B diminished 7th Guitar Chords

1 Index finger

2 Middle finger

3 Ring finger

4 Pinky

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