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B diminished chord

Symbol: Bdim · Notes: B – D – F

Two minor thirds stacked: an unstable, tense chord, used mostly to pass from one chord to another.

How it is built

• B: root
• D: minor third
• F: diminished fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: B – D – F
• 1st inversion: D – F – B
• 2nd inversion: F – B – D

In which keys

• VII in C major
• II in A minor
• VII in C harmonic minor

Other B chords

B · Bm · B7 · Bmaj7 · Bm7 · Bsus2 · Bsus4 · B+ · B6 · Bm6 · Badd9 · Bdim7 · Bm7♭5

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