D diminished Chord (Ddim) & D diminished 7th Chord on Piano

A piano keyboard reference for the D diminished chord, abbreviated as Ddim or D°.

The D diminished triad consists of the notes D, F and A♭. The 2 inversions to the D diminished triad are F A♭ D and A♭ D F.

The D diminished 7th chord, abbreviated as Ddim7 or D°7, has the notes D, F, A♭ and C♭. The 3 inversions to the D diminished 7th chord are F A♭ C♭ D, A♭ C♭ D F and C♭ D F A♭.

In the root position, the D diminished chord has the D as the root, the F as the minor third and the A♭ as the diminished fifth. With the D diminished 7th chord there's the addition of C♭ as the diminished seventh.

D diminished chord

notes: D F A♭

• D
• F
• A_♭

D diminished 1st inversion

notes: F A♭ D

• F
• A_♭
• D

D diminished 2nd inversion

notes: A♭ D F

• A_♭
• D
• F

D diminished 7th chord

notes: D F A♭ C♭

• D
• F
• A_♭
• B

D diminished 7th 1st inversion

notes: F A♭ C♭ D

• F
• A_♭
• B
• D

D diminished 7th 2nd inversion

notes: A♭ C♭ D F

• A_♭
• B
• D
• F

D diminished 7th 3rd inversion

notes: C♭ D F A♭

• B
• D
• F
• A_♭

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