C Diminished
CdimC – E♭ – G♭Formula 1–♭3–♭5
A diminished triad contains a root, minor third and diminished fifth. The formula is 1–b3–b5. Written note names remain visible even when two names share the same piano key.
Piano chord family
Diminished Piano Chords
A diminished triad contains a root, minor third and diminished fifth.
Every card below is present in the initial page HTML. Choose a root to focus the grid, then open a detail page for root position, inversions, sound and print.
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Diminished chord chart
12 chords
D♭ Diminished
D♭dimD♭ – F♭ – A𝄫Formula 1–♭3–♭5
D Diminished
DdimD – F – A♭Formula 1–♭3–♭5
E♭ Diminished
E♭dimE♭ – G♭ – B𝄫Formula 1–♭3–♭5
E Diminished
EdimE – G – B♭Formula 1–♭3–♭5
F Diminished
FdimF – A♭ – C♭Formula 1–♭3–♭5
F♯ Diminished
F♯dimF♯ – A – CFormula 1–♭3–♭5
G Diminished
GdimG – B♭ – D♭Formula 1–♭3–♭5
A♭ Diminished
A♭dimA♭ – C♭ – E𝄫Formula 1–♭3–♭5
A Diminished
AdimA – C – E♭Formula 1–♭3–♭5
B♭ Diminished
B♭dimB♭ – D♭ – F♭Formula 1–♭3–♭5
B Diminished
BdimB – D – FFormula 1–♭3–♭5
How diminished chords are built
Root position and inversions
Each detail page keeps the same three chord tones across root position, first inversion and second inversion. The lowest chord tone changes while the chord root and written spelling stay the same.