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Ebdim 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
Eb4 · F#4 · A4

How to play the Ebdim chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: Eb4, F#4 and A4. Suggested fingering is 1–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Ebdim chord

Other names: Eb diminished, Eb dim, Eb°

Music theory name: diminished triad

Common name: Eb diminished chord

Intervals and tones in Ebdim chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
F# Minor 3rd
A Diminished 5th

Inversions

1st inversion
F#4 · A4 · Eb5
2nd inversion
A4 · Eb5 · F#5

Songs using Ebdim