Cdim7 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)