D diminished 7th Chord

Ddim7 Chord

Ddim7 (D diminished 7th chord)

Like any diminished 7th chord, the Ddim 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 D minor scale.

Notation

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How To Play Ddim7 On The Piano

You can play the D diminished 7th chord by playing in any order the following notes: D, F, Ab, B.

The inversions of the Ddim7 chord

  • Root position: D, F, Ab, B
  • Inversion 1: F, Ab, B, D
  • Inversion 2: Ab, B, D, F
  • Inversion 3: B, D, F, Ab

Video: Ddim7 Chord On The Piano

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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand

Left hand: 5-3-2-1

Right hand: 1-2-3-5

Scales in which the Ddim7 chord occurs