Bdim is the B diminished chord. It has 3 notes: B – D – F (1 – ♭3 – ♭5).
A diminished chord is built from two minor thirds. It sounds tense and unstable and is mostly used as a passing chord between two other chords.
Bdim chord on Guitar
x20431
xx9767
x-x-9-10-12-10Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 2nd fret; D open; G 4th fret; B 3rd fret; high E 1st fret.
Bdim chord on Ukulele
7575
4212
10-11-10-8Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 7th fret; C 5th fret; E 7th fret; A 5th fret.
Bdim chord on Piano
Play B, D and F together with your right hand, and B (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the Bdim chord
Bdim appears in 44 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Raly Barrionuevo – Flor De Lino Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Roby Duke – Im Persuaded Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Мотор’ролла -Колись Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Poco – Look Within Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Gigi D’Alessio – Il Falco E La Rondine Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Micky Dolenz – Randy Scouse Git Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Kygo & Ava Max – Whatever Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Ukulele: Lovejoy – Call Me What You Like Chords on Ukulele
- Lovejoy – Call Me What You Like Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Arctic Monkeys – Mr Schwartz Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- BTS (방탄소년단) – Yet To Come Chords on Piano, Guitar & Ukulele
- Father John Misty – Chloë Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other B chords:
Chords in the key of B major:
Bdim chord: questions
What notes are in the Bdim chord?
Bdim (B diminished) is made of B, D and F (1 – ♭3 – ♭5).
How do you play Bdim on guitar?
The most common shape is x20431 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Bdim on ukulele?
Play 7575 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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