E diminished Chord (Edim) & E diminished 7th (Edim7) on Piano & Guitar
A piano keyboard reference for the
E diminished chord, abbreviated as
Edim or
E°.
The
E diminished triad
consists of the notes
E,
G
and
Bā. The 2 inversions to the E diminished triad are
G Bā E
and
Bā E G.
The
E diminished 7th chord, abbreviated as
Edim7 or
E°7, has the notes
E,
G,
Bā
and
Dā. The
3 inversions to the E diminished 7th chord are
G Bā Dā E,
Bā Dā E G
and
Dā E G Bā.
The intervals of the
E diminished chord
are the
root (E) ,
minor third (G)
and
diminished fifth (Bā). With the
E diminished 7th chord, there's an additional
diminished seventh (Dā).
šø You can also jump to
guitar chord diagrams for the
E diminished and E diminished7th chords in common positions on the
guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.
E diminished Chord on Piano
āØļø hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
E diminished chord
notes: E G Bā
- E
- G
- Bā
E diminished 1st inversion
notes: G Bā E
- G
- Bā
- E
E diminished 2nd inversion
notes: Bā E G
- Bā
- E
- G
E diminished 7th chord
notes: E G Bā Dā
- E
- G
- Bā
- Dā
E diminished 7th 1st inversion
notes: G Bā Dā E
- G
- Bā
- Dā
- E
E diminished 7th 2nd inversion
notes: Bā Dā E G
- Bā
- Dā
- E
- G
E diminished 7th 3rd inversion
notes: Dā E G Bā
- Dā
- E
- G
- Bā
šø E diminished Chord Guitar Diagrams
Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the E diminished chord and the E diminished 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.
E diminished 7th Guitar Chords
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Major Chords
CmajC♯majDāmajDmajDāÆmajEāmajEmajFmajFāÆmajGāmajGmajGāÆmajAāmajAmajAāÆmajBāmajBmajMinor Chords
Cmin C♯min DāminDminD♯minEāminEminFminF♯minGāminGminG♯minAāminAminA♯minBāminBminDiminished Chords
Cdim C♯dimDdimD♯dimEādimFdimF♯dimGdimG♯dimAdimA♯dimBādimBdimAugmented Chords
Caug C♯aug DāaugDaugD♯augEāaugEaugFaugF♯augGāaugGaugG♯augAāaugAaugA♯augBāaugBaugDominant 7th and 9th Chords
C7D7E7F7G7A7B7 C♯7Eā7F♯7Aā7Bā7C9D9E9F9G9A9B9 C♯9Eā9F♯9Aā9Bā9Suspended Chords
CsusDsusEsusFsusGsusAsusBsus C♯susD♯susF♯susG♯susA♯susPiano Samples
The piano samples used for this E diminished chord reference are from ā Salamander Grand Piano V3 ā by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

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