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A♯ diminished chord

Symbol: A♯dim · Notes: A♯ – C♯ – E

Two minor thirds stacked: an unstable, tense chord, used mostly to pass from one chord to another.

How it is built

• A♯: root
• C♯: minor third
• E: diminished fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: A♯ – C♯ – E
• 1st inversion: C♯ – E – A♯
• 2nd inversion: E – A♯ – C♯

In which keys

• VII in B major
• II in G♯ minor
• VII in B harmonic minor

Other A♯ chords

B♭ · B♭m · B♭7 · B♭maj7 · B♭m7 · B♭sus2 · B♭sus4 · B♭+ · B♭6 · B♭m6 · B♭add9 · A♯dim7 · A♯m7♭5

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