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Drop D tuning

Bdim on guitar

Bdim is a diminished, spelled B, D and F. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x2343x, which sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

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NoteBDF
Interval1P3m5d

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

B diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.1243
x2343xsits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
B diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 with finger 2, open, fret 4 with finger 3, open, fret 1 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.231
x20401sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
B diminished, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 1, open, fret 10 with finger 3, open, fret 10 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr2134
98010010sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
B diminished, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 2, open, fret 7 with finger 1, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr321
98070xsits at fret 7, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
B diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 2, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.312
05340xsits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
B diminished, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 2, open, fret 10 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr123
xx910010sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
B diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 5 with finger 2, open, fret 4 with finger 1, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.21
05040xsits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
B diminished, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 5 with finger 1, open, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr1324
050767sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
B diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 8 with finger 4, open, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr4213
080767sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
B diminished, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 10 with finger 1, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr1
xx0100xsits at fret 10, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 3 strings
B diminished, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 14 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 2, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr12
01415xxxsits at fret 14, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
B diminished, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 12 with finger 1, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr21
01412xxxsits at fret 12, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings

Keys Bdim belongs to

Bdim is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

Bdim in another tuning

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