Learn how to play Diminished Chord in the key of C. Diminished chord is also written as dim or Co).
If you remember the formula of major triad (or major chord) which is: Root – 4HS – 3HS (or, 1 – 3 – 5), and by lowering both the third and the fifth notes by one-half step, you will have the formula of diminished chord, which is 1 – b3 – b5.
[HS: Half Step]
If you remember the formula of major triad (or major chord) which is: Root – 4HS – 3HS (or, 1 – 3 – 5), and by lowering both the third and the fifth notes by one-half step, you will have the formula of diminished chord, which is 1 – b3 – b5.
[HS: Half Step]
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Root – 3HS – 3HS or 1 – b3 – b5 |
Watch the video below how to play C diminished chord –
Below is the Chords Chart for all the 12 keys –
| Diminished Chords: | 1 | – | b3 | – | b5 |
| _____ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||
| C | C | – | Eb | – | Gb |
| G | G | – | Bb | – | Db |
| D | D | – | F | – | Ab |
| A | A | – | C | – | Eb |
| E | E | – | G | – | Bb |
| B | B | – | D | – | F |
| F | F | – | Ab | – | Cb |
| Bb | Bb | – | Db | – | Fb |
| Eb | Eb | – | Gb | – | Bbb |
| Ab | Ab | – | Cb | – | Ebb |
| Db | Db | – | Fb | – | Abb |
| Gb or F# | Gb | – | Bb | – | Dbb |
| For example, to play diminished C chord, you would play C – Eb – Gb (as opposed to C major chord (triad) in which you would play C – E – G) |
| [Note: Cdim (or, Co) chord is also one of the seven chords of the Db major scale] (see Chart below) |
| Chords of Db Major Scale are: Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, and Cdim Chords |
| Chord | Type of Chord | (Notes of the Chord) |
| _______ | ___________ | ___________ |
| Db | Major chord | (Db-F-Ab) |
| Eb | minor chord | (Eb-Gb-Bb) |
| F | minor chord | (F-Ab-C) |
| Gb | Major chord | (Gb-Bb-Db) |
| Ab | Major chord | (Ab-C-Eb) |
| Bb | Minor chord | (Bb-Db-F) |
| C | diminished chord | (C-Eb-Gb) |
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