Bdim chord on piano
B diminished: B · D · F. It sounds tense and unstable: it exists to move somewhere else.
NotesB D F
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + diminished 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: B — finger 1 · D — finger 3 · F — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootB – D – F
- 1stD – F – B
- 2ndF – B – D
Songs that use Bdim
BrahmsHungarian Dance No. 1
G minor · Intermediate
ChopinMazurka Op. 68 No. 4
F minor · Advanced
J.S. BachJ.S. Partita No.3 1. Fantasia BWV 827
A minor · Beginner
J.S. BachPrelude BWV 1006
C major · Intermediate
J.S. BachBWV 807: The English Suites II Prelude
A minor · Advanced
J.S. BachJohann Sebastian - Praeludium 1 in C Dur - BWV
C major · Intermediate