A Diminished Guitar chord
RAb3Cb5Eb
Explore A Diminished in Chord8 →Voicing positions (6)
x 0 1 2 1 x
5 0 1 2 1 5
5 0 7 5 4 5
5 0 7 5 4 8
8 0 7 8 10 8
8 0 7 8 10 11
Interval colors
In Chord8, every interval has a unique color. The colors follow the function of each note relative to the root — so they change when you switch chords.
R
Minor 2nd
Major 2nd
b3
Major 3rd
Perfect 4th
b5
Perfect 5th
Minor 6th
Major 6th
Minor 7th
Major 7th
A Diminished chord
The A Diminished chord is built from the intervals: R, b3, and b5. It contains the notes A, C, and Eb. This is a diminished triad — one of the foundational chord types.
Keys containing Adim
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See the music. Every interval has a color.
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