Bdim7
Bdim7
B Dim7
Intermediate
Diminished
Diminished
Diminished 7th chord - diminished with the 7th
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
B
RootD
Minor 3rdF
Diminished 5thAb
7dInterval Details
B
Root
D
Minor 3rd
F
Diminished 5th
Ab
7d
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d - 7d
Sound Character
Timbre
Highly tense
Emotion
Scary, tense, dramatic
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Classical, Horror music
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
B - D - F - Ab
Bass: BInversion 1
D - F - Ab - B
Bass: DInversion 2
F - Ab - B - D
Bass: FInversion 3
Ab - B - D - F
Bass: AbCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Bdim7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Bdim7
Bo7M7
B13#9#11
Simplified
Bdim
Alternate Symbols
Bdim7
B°7
Bo7
Tags
diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4