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Dim & aug familyvii°7 in E harmonic minor

E♭ diminished seventh chord

E♭dim7

E♭ diminished seventh

Piano root position

  • Root
  • ♭3
  • ♭5
  • 𝄫7

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 1

Lay your index flat across strings 4 to 2 at fret 1.

E×A×DGBe12345Barre at fret 1E♭B𝄫D𝄫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. D𝄫𝄫7
  11. ♭7
  12. 7
  • E♭ Root
  • G♭ Minor 3rd
  • B𝄫 Diminished 5th
  • D𝄫 Diminished 7th

About this chord

What is an E♭ diminished seventh chord?

E♭dim7 is built from 4 notes: E♭ (the root), G♭ (the ♭3), B𝄫 (the ♭5), D𝄫 (the 𝄫7). Symmetrical stacked minor thirds: dramatic, silent-film suspense.

Notes
E♭ · G♭ · B𝄫 · D𝄫
Formula
1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 𝄫7
Also written
E♭°7 · E♭o7
Found in
vii°7 in E harmonic minor

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