Ukulele chord · Triads
B♭ diminished chord on ukulele
3101 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play B♭dim on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Tense and unstable — it usually wants to resolve up by a half step.
B♭dim is the vii° chord in B major. In minor keys: ii° in G♯ minor.
- Notes
- B♭D♭F♭
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- 4th string (G): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) B♭
- 3rd string (C): 1st fret, index finger (1) D♭
- 2nd string (E): play open F♭
- 1st string (A): 1st fret, middle finger (2) B♭
Tablature
A|--1---| E|--0---| C|--1---| G|--3---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every B♭dim note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing B♭dim on ukulele
On ukulele the usual B♭dim shape is 3101, using three fingers.
Notice the F♭ in B♭dim (B♭ D♭ F♭): each note of the chord takes its own letter (B–D–F), so the diminished 5th has to be written F♭ rather than E — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
