Piano chord · Triads
B diminished chord on piano
Right hand: B (1), D (3), F (5)
How to play Bdim on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
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
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handB1 · thumbD3 · middleF5 · pinky
Left handB5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing Bdim on piano
B, D, F — all white keys.
