A A# / Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab

Bdim7 Chord

Like any diminished 7th chord, the Bdim chord is formed by stacking three minor third intervals. It is a symmetrical chord containing four notes. Consequently, there exist only three diminished chords. It equals to playing the 1st, the 3rd, the flat 5th and the flat 7th degree of the B minor scale.

Notation

Listen to Bdim7

Other B Chords

B Bm B7 Bmaj7 Bm7 BmM7 Bsus2 Bsus4 B5 B6 Bm6 B6add9 B9 Bm9 Bmaj9 B11 Bm11 B13 Bm13 Bmaj13 B7-5 B7+5 Bdim Bdim7 Bm7b5 Baug Baug7

How To Play Bdim7 On The Piano

You can play the B diminished 7th chord by playing in any order the following notes: B, D, F, G#

The inversions of the Bdim7 chord

Root position: B, D, F, G#
Inversion 1: D, F, G#, B
Inversion 2: F, G#, B, D
Inversion 3: G#, B, D, F

Video: Bdim7 Chord On The Piano

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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand

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Scales in which the Bdim7 chord occurs

A harmonic minor
C harmonic minor
C#/Db diminished (halftone – wholetone)
D#/Eb harmonic minor
F#/Gb harmonic minor