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Ddim 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
D4 · F4 · Ab4

How to play the Ddim chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: D4, F4 and Ab4. Suggested fingering is 1–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Ddim chord

Other names: D diminished, D dim, D°

Music theory name: diminished triad

Common name: D diminished chord

Intervals and tones in Ddim chord

Note Interval
D Root
F Minor 3rd
Ab Diminished 5th

Inversions

1st inversion
F4 · Ab4 · D5
2nd inversion
Ab4 · D5 · F5

Songs using Ddim