B Diminished Guitar Chord

RRootm3Minor 3rd♭5Tritone
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Voicing Positions (6)

×R♭5Rm3×x 2 3 4 3 x
3Rm3RRR7 8 0 4 0 7
m3♭5RR7 5 3 4 0 7
6R♭5m3m3RR7 8 0 7 0 7
6R♭5m3m3Rm37 8 0 7 0 10
×Rm3RR♭5x 2 0 4 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 Chord

The B Diminished chord is built from the intervals: Root, Minor 3rd, and Tritone. It contains the notes B, D, and F. This is a diminished triad — one of the foundational chord types.

Keys Containing Bdim

C major (vii°)A minor (ii°)

Related Chords

Same root (B)

BBmB7Bmaj7Bm7BaugBsus2Bsus4

Same quality (Diminished)

A# DiminishedC DiminishedC# DiminishedE DiminishedF# Diminished

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