Electric guitar · Diminished chord

BdimB Diminished

Key: C Major
Medium
Open chord

Bdim is the B diminished chord on electric guitar, made of the notes B · D · F.

Notes

B
D
F

Structure

1
♭3
♭5

Sound: Diminished; Unstable, dramatic
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of C Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	C	Tonic
ii	Dm	Subdominant
iii	Em	Tonic relative
IV	F	Subdominant
V	G	Dominant
vi	Am	Tonic relative
vii°	Bdim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 1.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 5.
3Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 2.
4Place your pinky on fret 4 of string 3.
5Let string 4 ring open.
6Don't play string 6.
7Strum from string 5 down.