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Bdim B diminished
Difficulty
Fingers 3
Shapes 12 How to play Bdim Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the A string. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the G string. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the high E string. Let ring open: D string, B string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ Bdim chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x20401 2 4 1 E A D G B E Bdim chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x20401 2 4 1 E B G D A E x20401
Bdim chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x20x01 2 1 E A D G B E Bdim chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x20x01 2 1 E B G D A E x20x01
Bdim chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x20431 2 4 3 1 E A D G B E Bdim chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x20431 2 4 3 1 E B G D A E x20431
Bdim chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x2343x 1 2 4 3 E A D G B E Bdim chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x2343x 1 2 4 3 E B G D A E x2343x
Bdim chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x20x31 2 3 1 E A D G B E Bdim chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x20x31 2 3 1 E B G D A E x20x31
Bdim chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x23x31 2 3 4 1 E A D G B E Bdim chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x23x31 2 3 4 1 E B G D A E x23x31
Bdim chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 75x76x 5fr 3 1 4 2 E A D G B E Bdim chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 75x76x 5fr 3 1 4 2 E B G D A E 75x76x · dim shape (E string) shape
Bdim chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 75046x 4fr 4 2 1 3 E A D G B E Bdim chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 75046x 4fr 4 2 1 3 E B G D A E 75046x
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Chords that go with Bdim The other chords of C major, the key where Bdim is home (vii°). Songs in this key move between them.
C I C Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Dm ii Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. Em iii Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. F IV F Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. G V G Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. Am vi Am Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the Bdim chord B diminished is built from 3 notes: B (1), D (♭3), F (♭5). The lowest note you play should be the root, B, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.
Bdim belongs to C major (vii°), A minor (ii°).
