Guitar · Diminished chord

BdimB Diminished

Key: C Major
Easy
Popular
Open chord

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

Other positions

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