B Diminished 7th Guitar Chord

RRootm3Minor 3rd♭5TritoneM6Major 6th
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Voicing Positions (6)

×R♭5M6m3♭5x 2 3 1 3 1
3Rm3RRM67 8 0 4 0 4
3Rm3m3RM67 8 0 7 0 4
6Rm3♭5RR7 11 0 10 0 7
6Rm3♭5Rm37 11 0 10 0 10
×Rm3M6R♭5x 2 0 1 0 1

Interval Colors

In ChordColor, every interval has a unique color. The colors follow the function of each note relative to the root — so they change when you switch chords.

R
Root
m2
Minor 2nd
M2
Major 2nd
m3
Minor 3rd
M3
Major 3rd
P4
Perfect 4th
♭5
Tritone
P5
Perfect 5th
m6
Minor 6th
M6
Major 6th
m7
Minor 7th
M7
Major 7th

B Diminished 7th Chord

The B Diminished 7th chord is built from the intervals: Root, Minor 3rd, Tritone, and Major 6th. It contains the notes B, D, F, and G#. The added seventh gives this chord a richer, more complex sound.

Related Chords

Same root (B)

BBmB7Bmaj7Bm7BdimBaugBsus2

Same quality (Diminished 7th)

A# Diminished 7thC Diminished 7thC# Diminished 7thE Diminished 7thF# Diminished 7th

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