Banjo · Standard
B diminished seventh · Open position
Bdim7 banjo chord
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How to play Bdim7 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the high D string at the 3rd fret. Let the low D and B strings ring open. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 0 1 0 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Bdim7?
Bdim7, B diminished seventh, is B, D, F and A♭: the root (B), the minor third (D), the diminished fifth (F) and the diminished seventh (A♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7.
Why do four diminished seventh chords have the same notes?
A diminished seventh is minor thirds stacked all the way round, B, D, F and A♭, so Bdim7 has the same notes as the diminished sevenths on D, F and A♭. Any of its notes can be the root.
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