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Dim & aug familyvii° in A major

A♭ diminished chord

A♭dim

A♭ diminished

Piano root position

  • Root
  • ♭3
  • ♭5

Guitar standard tuning

Fret 11

No barre: each note has its own finger.

E×ADGBe×1112131415A♭E𝄫A♭C♭

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭𝄫

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. A♭1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. C♭♭3
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. E𝄫♭5
  8. 5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. ♭7
  12. 7
  • A♭ Root
  • C♭ Minor 3rd
  • E𝄫 Diminished 5th

About this chord

What is an A♭ diminished chord?

A♭dim is built from 3 notes: A♭ (the root), C♭ (the ♭3), E𝄫 (the ♭5). Two minor thirds: tight, tense and unstable.

Notes
A♭ · C♭ · E𝄫
Formula
1 · ♭3 · ♭5
Also written
A♭° · A♭o
Found in
vii° in A major · ii° in F♯ minor · vii° in A harmonic minor

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