Root on A string
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B♭dim chord on guitar
B♭dim is the B♭ diminished chord. Its notes are B♭, D♭ and F♭. It is the same chord as A♯dim. A compact, tense triad. Every interval in this voicing is a chord tone.
How to play B♭dim
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in B♭dim
- B♭1
- D♭♭3
- F♭♭5
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
- Also written
- B♭dim, B♭°
- Chord type
- Diminished
Keys that use B♭dim
B♭dim is the vii° chord in B major. That makes it a natural fit in songs written in those keys.
B♭dim notes across the neck
Every B♭, D♭ and F♭ 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
B♭B♭mB♭7B♭maj7B♭m7B♭5B♭sus2B♭sus4B♭add9B♭6B♭m6B♭augB♭dimB♭dim7B♭m7♭5B♭9B♭maj9B♭m9B♭mmaj7B♭7♭5B♭7♯5B♭7♭9B♭7♯9
Other diminished chords