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Adim Piano Chord

A tense, unstable chord demanding resolution. Often used as a passing chord between two more stable chords, for example between the I and II degrees.

Piano

Recommended voicing
A3 · C4 · Eb4

How to play the Adim chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: A3, C4 and Eb4. Suggested fingering is 1–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Adim chord

Other names: A diminished, A dim, A°

Music theory name: diminished triad

Common name: A diminished chord

Intervals and tones in Adim chord

Note Interval
A Root
C Minor 3rd
Eb Diminished 5th

Inversions

1st inversion
C4 · Eb4 · A4
2nd inversion
Eb4 · A4 · C5

Songs using Adim