What notes are in a Bbdim chord?

Bbdim is Bb, Db, Fb: the 1, ♭3, ♭5 of Bb.

How do you play Bbdim on guitar?

5th String Root Diminished Triad: x 1 2 3 2 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Diminished

Bbdim chord (Bb Diminished)

Tense, unstable triad built of two stacked minor 3rds.

Notes BbDbFb

Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5

Shapes 1 on this page

Bbdim chord shapes

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

5th String Root Diminished Triad x 1 2 3 2 x

Interactive chord diagram

Bbdim 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 Bbdim

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

Bb Blues Bb Locrian Bb Altered Bb Half-Whole Diminished Bb Whole-Half Diminished Bb Hungarian Minor Bb Locrian Natural 2 Bb Locrian Natural 6 Bb Ukrainian Dorian Bb Lydian #2 Bb Ultralocrian Bb Dorian b5 Bb Lydian b3 Bb Lydian Augmented #2 Bb Locrian bb7 Bb Lydian #2 #6 Bb Hungarian Major

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbdim chord?: Bbdim is Bb, Db, Fb: the 1, ♭3, ♭5 of Bb.
How do you play Bbdim on guitar?: 5th String Root Diminished Triad: x 1 2 3 2 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bbdim?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbdim: Bb Blues, Bb Locrian, Bb Altered, Bb Half-Whole Diminished, Bb Whole-Half Diminished, Bb Hungarian Minor.

Diminished chords in every key

Cdim C#dim Ddim Ebdim Edim Fdim F#dim Gdim Abdim Adim Bbdim Bdim