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Bdim7 Piano 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.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Bb3 · C#4 · E4 · G4

How to play the Bdim7 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: Bb3, C#4, E4 and G4. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

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

Inversions

1st inversion
C#4 · E4 · G4 · Bb4
2nd inversion
E4 · G4 · Bb4 · C#5

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Bdim7

S cizí ženou v cizím pokoji
Michael Kocáb
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Waldemar Matuška
Léto
Iveta Bartošová