Piano Reference: B diminished chord (Bdim) & B diminished 7th Chord (Bdim7)

Interactive piano reference to the B diminished chord, abbreviated as Bdim or B°. The B diminished chord consists of the notes B, D and F. The 2 inversions to the B diminished chord 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.

arpeggiate chords

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.

lookup a different chord:

C major D major E major F major G major A major B major C^♯ major D^♯ major F^♯ major G^♯ major A^♯ major

C minor D minor E minor F minor G minor A minor B minor C^♯ minor D^♯ minor F^♯ minor G^♯ minor A^♯ minor

C dim D dim E dim F dim G dim A dim C^♯ dim D^♯ dim F^♯ dim G^♯ dim A^♯ dim

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piano samples

The piano samples used here are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.