B♭ Diminished Chord on Guitar
The B♭ Diminished chord contains B♭, D♭ and E — 3 notes. Every position is marked across the whole fretboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers, and the tuning of each string can be changed.
- Root
- Minor 3rd
- Augmented 4th
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♯4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | B♭ | D♭ | E |
| Interval | Root | Minor 3rd | Augmented 4th |
Note names
Interval numbers
Scales containing B♭ Diminished
| Major (Ionian) | B |
| Natural Minor (Aeolian) | A♭ |
| Dorian | D♭ |
| Phrygian | E♭ |
| Lydian | E |
| Mixolydian | F# |
| Locrian | B♭ |
| Harmonic Lydian (Lydian ♭6) | D |
| Harmonic Minor | D F A♭ B |
| Melodic Minor | D♭ B |
| Melodic Minor ♯4 | D♭ E G B♭ |
| Gypsy Minor (Hungarian Minor) | D B♭ |
| Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) | F# |
| Minor Sixth Pentatonic | D♭ |
| Blues | B♭ |
| Dominant Diminished (M2) | C D♭ E♭ E F# G A B♭ |
| Tcherepnin (M3) | C E A♭ |
Circle of fifths
Chords inside B♭ Diminished
No chord in the list has fewer notes than this one.
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the B♭ Diminished chord?
B♭, D♭ and E. That is 3 notes.
How is the B♭ Diminished chord built?
From a root of B♭: D♭ is the minor 3rd and E is the augmented 4th.
Which scales contain the B♭ Diminished chord?
B Major (Ionian), A♭ Natural Minor (Aeolian), D♭ Dorian and E♭ Phrygian, among others. Every note of the B♭ Diminished chord is in those, so they can be played over it.
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