B Diminished Chord
Also known as:
Bdim , Bo
The B Diminished Chord has a diminished quality which is made by stacking minor Third intervals creating a minor Third, a diminished (lowered or flattened) Fifth that together produce a dark, tense sound. B Diminished Chord contains the notes B, D, F. The B Diminished Chord is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root B, the Third D, and the Fifth F.
Below you will find the B Diminished Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
B, D, F
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Tonic |
| D | ♭3 | Mediant |
| F | ♭5 | Dominant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| B > B | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| B > D | 3 | minor 3rd (m3) |
| B > F | 6 | Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone) |
Scales related to B Diminished Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the B Diminished Chord.
viio Chord of C Major Scale
iio Chord of A Natural Minor Scale
iio Chord of A Harmonic Minor Scale
viio Chord of C Harmonic Minor Scale
viio Chord of C Melodic Minor Scale
vio Chord of D Melodic Minor Scale
vi Chord of D Major Blues Scale
i Chord of B Minor Blues Scale
viio Chord of C Ionian Mode
vio Chord of D Dorian Mode
vo Chord of E Phrygian Mode
♯ivo Chord of F Lydian Mode
iiio Chord of G Mixolydian Mode
iio Chord of A Aeolian Mode
io Chord of B Locrian Mode
vo Chord of E Phrygian Dominant Mode
iiio Chord of G Phrygian Dominant Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the B Diminished Chord.
viio Chord of B♯ Major Scale
viio Chord of B♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
viio Chord of B♯ Melodic Minor Scale
viio Chord of B♯ Ionian Mode
vo Chord of F♭ Phrygian Mode
♯ivo Chord of E♯ Lydian Mode
io Chord of C♭ Locrian Mode
vo Chord of F♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode
Chords related to B Diminished Chord
Enharmonic Equivalent
Chord with the same root and notes as the B Diminished Chord but different spelling.
C♭ Diminished Chord
Same Notes
Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the B Diminished Chord.
C♭ Diminished Chord
Same Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the B Diminished Chord and have the same root note.
B Diminished Seventh Chord
B Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord
Different Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the B Diminished Chord but have a different root note.
B♯ Major Eleventh Chord
C Major Eleventh Chord
B♯ Major Thirteenth Chord
C Major Thirteenth Chord
D Minor Thirteenth Chord
D Minor Sixth Chord
D Minor Sixth/Ninth Chord
G Dominant Seventh Chord
G Dominant Ninth Chord
G Dominant Eleventh Chord
G Dominant Thirteenth Chord
G Dominant Seventh Sharp Ninth Chord
A♯ Dominant Seventh Flat Ninth Chord
B♭ Dominant Seventh Flat Ninth Chord
C♯ Dominant Seventh Flat Ninth Chord
D♭ Dominant Seventh Flat Ninth Chord
E Dominant Seventh Flat Ninth Chord
F♭ Dominant Seventh Flat Ninth Chord
G Dominant Seventh Flat Ninth Chord
G Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
C♭ Diminished Chord
C♭ Diminished Seventh Chord
D Diminished Seventh Chord
E♯ Diminished Seventh Chord
F Diminished Seventh Chord
G♯ Diminished Seventh Chord
A♭ Diminished Seventh Chord
C♭ Half Diminished Seventh (Minor Seventh Flat Five) Chord
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