Root on A string
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Bdim7 chord on guitar
Bdim7 is the B diminished 7 chord. Its notes are B, D, F and A♭. Stacked minor thirds. Its symmetrical sound makes it useful as a passing chord.
How to play Bdim7
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in Bdim7
- B1
- D♭3
- F♭5
- A♭♭♭7
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭♭7
- Also written
- Bdim7, B°7
- Chord type
- Diminished 7
Bdim7 notes across the neck
Every B, D, F and A♭ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, B. Build your own shape from any nearby group.
Related chords
Other B chords
Other diminished 7 chords