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♭
⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
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Major Chords
CmajDmajEmajFmajGmajAmajBmajC♯majD♯majF♯majG♯majA♯majMinor Chords
CminDminEminFminGminAminBmin C♯minD♯minF♯minG♯minA♯minDiminished Chords
CdimEdimFdimGdimAdimBdim C♯dimD♯dimF♯dimG♯dimA♯dimAugmented Chords
CaugDaugEaugFaugGaugAaugBaug C♯augD♯augF♯augG♯augA♯augDominant Chords
C7D7E7F7G7A7B7 C♯7E♭7F♯7A♭7B♭7Suspended Chords
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piano samples
The piano samples used here are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

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