x 2 0 x 0 1
B diminished
Notes: B · D · F
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Other shapes (26)
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x 2 0 4 0 1
7 8 0 7 0 x
7 8 0 7 0 7
x 2 0 4 3 1
x 2 3 4 3 x
x x 9 10 0 10
7 5 0 7 6 x
7 8 0 10 0 x
7 8 0 7 6 x
7 5 0 4 6 x
7 8 9 7 0 x
About B diminished
B diminished is built from three notes: B (root), D (minor third) and F (diminished fifth). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – b5. It is a diminished chord: it stacks two minor thirds, sounds tense and unstable, and usually resolves to another chord.
B diminished has no standard open shape in the CAGED system, so its 26 voicings are sorted only by difficulty and position on the neck.