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Bdim7 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 Bdim7 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) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for Bdim7 chord

Other names: B diminished 7th, B dim7, B°7

Music theory name: diminished seventh chord

Common name: B diminished seventh chord

Intervals and tones in Bdim7 chord

Note Interval
B Root
C# Minor 3rd
E 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

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Bdim7

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Michael Kocáb
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Waldemar Matuška
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Iveta Bartošová