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Dim & aug familyvii° in E major

E♭ diminished chord

E♭dim

E♭ diminished

Piano root position

  • Root
  • ♭3
  • ♭5

Guitar standard tuning

Fret 6

No barre: each note has its own finger.

E×ADGBe×678910E♭B𝄫E♭G♭

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

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭𝄫

Intervals

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

About this chord

What is an E♭ diminished chord?

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

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

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