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Bbdim7 Guitar Chord

A symmetrical chord built from three stacked minor thirds — any note can theoretically serve as the root. Common in jazz, classical and film music for dramatic tension.

Guitar

Strings X–1–2–0–2–0

How to play the Bbdim7 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–1–2–0–2–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Open

Other names for the Bbdim7 chord

Other names: Bb diminished 7th, Bb°7

Music theory name: diminished seventh chord

Common name: Bb diminished seventh chord

Notes and intervals in the Bbdim7 chord

Note Interval
Bb Root
Db Minor 3rd
Fb Diminished 5th
G Diminished 7th

All variations

Open
X–1–2–0–2–0
Open
X–X–2–3–2–3
Fret 6
6–7–8–6–8–6
Fret 8
X–X–8–9–8–9

Songs using Bbdim7