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Edim7 Piano Chord

A symmetrical chord built from three stacked minor thirds — any note can theoretically serve as the root. Common in jazz, classical and film music for dramatic tension.

Piano

Recommended voicing
E4 · G4 · Bb4 · C#5

How to play the Edim7 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: E4, G4, Bb4 and C#5. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Edim7 chord

Other names: E diminished 7th, E dim7, E°7

Music theory name: diminished seventh chord

Common name: E diminished seventh chord

Intervals and tones in Edim7 chord

Note Interval
E Root
G Minor 3rd
B Diminished 5th
C# Diminished 7th

Inversions

1st inversion
G4 · Bb4 · C#5 · E5
2nd inversion
Bb4 · C#5 · E5 · G5