The restless vii° of C major — a passing chord, not a destination.
Notes: B – D – F · Formula: 1 – ♭3 – ♭5
Load B Diminished (Bdim) onto an interactive fretboard, hear every note, and build it into a progression.
Play Bdim in the Studio →A B Diminished (Bdim) chord contains the notes B, D, F. It is built from the diminished formula 1 - ♭3 - ♭5, with B as the root.
Tension, not rest. A diminished chord stacks two minor thirds, producing an unstable sound that pulls hard toward resolution — so it's typically used as a short passing chord between two stable chords rather than somewhere a progression settles.