Guitar chord · Triads
B diminished chord on guitar
x20401 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Bdim on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Tense and unstable — it usually wants to resolve up by a half step.
Bdim is the vii° chord in C major. In minor keys: ii° in A minor.
- Notes
- BDF
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) B
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) B
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): 1st fret, index finger (1) F
Tablature
e|--1---| B|--0---| G|--4---| D|--0---| A|--2---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Bdim note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Bdim on guitar
x2343x is the common shape; mute the low E and high E strings.
