Bdim Piano Chord

The Bdim chord is a diminished triad built on the root note B. It contains the notes B, D, F.

How to play Bdim

DFBDF

Press all highlighted keys together. Use any comfortable fingering — for a right-hand triad, thumb on root, middle on 3rd, pinky on 5th is standard.

Chord theory

Root note
B
Quality
Diminished triad
Notes (intervals)
B (Root), D (m3), F (TT)
Number of notes
3

Songs that use the Bdim chord(77 total)

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