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Aliases: AdimA°Ao

A diminished Chord

Below you can find chord diagrams, piano fingerings, guitar fingering, notes, intervals, scales, and arpeggios.

Audible Example

What does a A diminished chord sound like?

A diminished chord

Piano Fingering

How do you play a A diminished chord on the piano?

A
C
Eb
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Guitar Fingering

How do you play a A diminished chord on the guitar?

E
B
G
D
A
E
C
Eb
A
C
Eb
A
C
A
Eb
A
C
Eb
C
A
C
Eb
Eb
A
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About the A diminished chord

A diminished chord produces a tense, dissonant, and unstable sound. Built from a root, minor third, and diminished fifth, it naturally wants to resolve to a more stable chord. Diminished chords are commonly used to create dramatic tension in classical, jazz, and film music.

Notes

What notes are in a A diminished chord?

A - C - Eb

Intervals

What intervals are in a A diminished chord?

Root Note

Minor 3rd