F diminished Chord (Fdim) & F diminished 7th Chord on Piano
A piano keyboard reference for the F diminished chord, abbreviated as Fdim or F°.
The F diminished triad consists of the notes F, A♭ and C♭. The 2 inversions to the F diminished triad are A♭ C♭ F and C♭ F A♭.
The F diminished 7th chord, abbreviated as Fdim7 or F°7, has the notes F, A♭, C♭ and E♭♭. The 3 inversions to the F diminished 7th chord are A♭ C♭ E♭♭ F, C♭ E♭♭ F A♭ and E♭♭ C♭ F A♭.
In the root position, the F diminished chord has the F as the root, the A♭ as the minor third and the C♭ as the diminished fifth. With the F diminished 7th chord there's the addition of E♭♭ as the diminished seventh.
F diminished chord
notes: F A♭ C♭
- F
- A♭
- B
F diminished 1st inversion
notes: A♭ C♭ F
- A♭
- B
- F
F diminished 2nd inversion
notes: C♭ F A♭
- B
- F
- A♭
F diminished 7th chord
notes: F A♭ C♭ E♭♭
- F
- A♭
- B
- D
F diminished 7th 1st inversion
notes: A♭ C♭ E♭♭ F
- A♭
- B
- D
- F
F diminished 7th 2nd inversion
notes: C♭ E♭♭ F A♭
- B
- D
- F
- A♭
F diminished 7th 3rd inversion
notes: E♭♭ C♭ F A♭
- D
- F
- A♭
- B
⌨️ 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
CdimDdimEdimGdimAdimBdim 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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