B diminished Chord (Bdim) & B diminished 7th Chord on Piano
A piano keyboard reference for the B diminished chord, abbreviated as Bdim or B°.
The B diminished triad consists of the notes B, D and F. The 2 inversions to the B diminished triad are D F B and F B D.
The B diminished 7th chord, abbreviated as Bdim7 or B°7, has the notes B, D, F and A♭. The 3 inversions to the B diminished 7th chord are D F A♭ B, F A♭ B D and A♭ B D F.
In the root position, the B diminished chord has the B as the root, the D as the minor third and the F as the diminished fifth. With the B diminished 7th chord there's the addition of A♭ as the diminished seventh.
B diminished chord
notes: B D F
- B
- D
- F
B diminished 1st inversion
notes: D F B
- D
- F
- B
B diminished 2nd inversion
notes: F B D
- F
- B
- D
B diminished 7th chord
notes: B D F A♭
- B
- D
- F
- A♭
B diminished 7th 1st inversion
notes: D F A♭ B
- D
- F
- A♭
- B
B diminished 7th 2nd inversion
notes: F A♭ B D
- F
- A♭
- B
- D
B diminished 7th 3rd inversion
notes: A♭ B D F
- A♭
- B
- D
- F
⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
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Major Chords
CmajDmajEmajFmajGmajAmajBmajC♯majD♯majF♯majG♯majA♯majMinor Chords
CminDminEminFminGminAminBmin C♯minD♯minF♯minG♯minA♯minDiminished Chords
CdimDdimEdimFdimGdimAdim C♯dimD♯dimF♯dimG♯dimA♯dimAugmented Chords
CaugDaugEaugFaugGaugAaugBaug C♯augD♯augF♯augG♯augA♯augDominant Chords
C7D7E7F7G7A7B7 C♯7E♭7F♯7A♭7B♭7Suspended Chords
CsusDsusEsusFsusGsusAsusBsus C♯susD♯susF♯susG♯susA♯susmore music theory references & tools:
piano samples
The piano samples used here are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

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