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D diminished chord

Symbol: Ddim · Notes: D – F – A♭

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

How it is built

• D: root
• F: minor third
• A♭: diminished fifth

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

Its inversions

• Root position: D – F – A♭
• 1st inversion: F – A♭ – D
• 2nd inversion: A♭ – D – F

In which keys

• VII in E♭ major
• II in C minor
• VII in E♭ harmonic minor

Other D chords

D · Dm · D7 · Dmaj7 · Dm7 · Dsus2 · Dsus4 · D+ · D6 · Dm6 · Dadd9 · Ddim7 · Dm7♭5

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