A diminished 7th Chord

Adim7 Chord

Adim7 (A diminished 7th chord)

Like any diminished 7th chord, the Adim chord is formed by stacking three minor third intervals. It is a symmetrical chord containing four notes. Consequently, there exist only three diminished chords. It equals to playing the 1st, the 3rd, the flat 5th and the flat 7th degree of the A minor scale.

Notation

Listen to Adim7

How To Play Adim7 On The Piano

You can play the A diminished 7th chord by playing in any order the following notes: A, C, Eb, Gb.

The inversions of the Adim7 chord

  • Root position: A, C, Eb, Gb
  • Inversion 1: C, Eb, Gb, A
  • Inversion 2: Eb, Gb, A, C
  • Inversion 3: Gb, A, C, Eb

Video: Adim7 Chord On The Piano

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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand

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Scales in which the Adim7 chord occurs

  • C#/Db harmonic minor
  • E harmonic minor
  • G harmonic minor
  • A#/Bb harmonic minor
  • C diminished (halftone – wholetone)