Bdim7 Chord on Guitar: How To Play the B Diminished Seventh chord
The intervals in this chord are Root, Minor Third, diminished Fifth, and Diminished Seventh
This chord is also known as:
- B Diminished Seventh
- B Dim
- B Diminished 7
- B O7
- Bdim7
The notes of the B Diminished Seventh chord are B, D, F, and Ab
Because Diminished 7th chords are symmetrical, you can play all the inversions with the same shapes.
Notes of the B dim7 chord:
BDFAb
Chord Formula:
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Guitar Patterns for the Bdim7 chord
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Position 1
Open
Position 2
Movable
Position 3
Movable
Position 4
Movable
Position 5
Movable
Position 6
BarreMovable
Position 7
BarreMovable
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How to create your own B dim7 chord fingerings
Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.
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