B Diminished Mandolin Chord — Mandolin

B Diminished in Mandolin Tuning — Guide

Notes: B, D, F

Intervals: 1P, 3m, 5d

The B Diminished chord in Mandolin tuning (G-D-A-E) requires different fingerings than standard tuning. We found 6 playable voicings, each filtered for comfortable fret span (max 4 frets) and realistic finger placement.

Scales for Improvising Over B Diminished in Mandolin

When playing B Diminished in Mandolin tuning, these scales work well for improvisation and melody writing:

• B Locrian scale
• B Half-Whole Diminished scale

See Also

• B Diminished in standard tuning
• ← All Mandolin chords for Mandolin