C diminished 7th Chord

Cdim7 Chord

Cdim7 (C diminished 7th chord)

Like any diminished 7th chord, the Cdim 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 C minor scale.

Notation

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How To Play Cdim7 On The Piano

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

The inversions of the Cdim7 chord

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

Video: Cdim7 Chord On The Piano

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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand

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Scales in which the Cdim7 chord occurs

  • B diminished (halftone – wholetone)
  • C#/Db harmonic minor
  • D diminished (halftone – wholetone)
  • F diminished (halftone – wholetone)
  • G#/Ab diminished (halftone – wholetone)