B diminished triad for guitar (Bdim)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the B diminished triad (Bdim) on the guitar fretboard: B · D · F.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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Frets15
1224
Chord
Bdim
BDF
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
B
Root
· R
D
Third
· ♭3
F
Fifth
· ♭5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 2
1st inversion
fret 7
2nd inversion
fret 11
B diminished
The B diminished triad is made up of three notes: B · D · F.
It sounds unstable and dissonant, and rarely ends a musical phrase -- instead it's used as a passing chord (typically on the vii degree) to build tension before a resolution.