What notes are in a Bdim7 chord?

Bdim7 is B, D, F, Ab: the 1, ♭3, ♭5, 𝄫7 of B.

How do you play Bdim7 on guitar?

Symmetrical Dim7 Voicing: x 2 3 1 3 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Diminished 7th

Bdim7 chord (B Diminished 7th)

Symmetrical diminished chord for cinematic tension and neoclassical transitions.

Notes BDFAb

Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 𝄫7

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Bdim7 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, B.

Symmetrical Dim7 Voicing x 2 3 1 3 x

Interactive chord diagram

Bdim7 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Bdim7

These scales start on B and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bdim7 is the chord of the moment.

B Half-Whole Diminished B Whole-Half Diminished B Locrian Natural 6 B Ukrainian Dorian B Lydian #2 B Ultralocrian B Dorian b5 B Lydian b3 B Lydian Augmented #2 B Locrian bb7 B Hungarian Major

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Questions

What notes are in a Bdim7 chord?: Bdim7 is B, D, F, Ab: the 1, ♭3, ♭5, 𝄫7 of B.
How do you play Bdim7 on guitar?: Symmetrical Dim7 Voicing: x 2 3 1 3 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bdim7?: Scales on B that contain every note of Bdim7: B Half-Whole Diminished, B Whole-Half Diminished, B Locrian Natural 6, B Ukrainian Dorian, B Lydian #2, B Ultralocrian.

Diminished 7th chords in every key

Cdim7 C#dim7 Ddim7 Ebdim7 Edim7 Fdim7 F#dim7 Gdim7 Abdim7 Adim7 Bbdim7 Bdim7