Ab Diminished Piano Chord
Root
AbMin 3rd
Cbb 5th
DE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Ab
Cb
D
The Notes in an Ab Diminished Chord
The Root
This is one is easy. All you have to do to find the root of a chord is look at the name of the chord. It's the first part of the name! If it's an Ab Diminished chord, the root is Ab!
The Min 3rd
The minor third of an Ab Diminished chord is Cb. The minor third is up three half-steps from the Root.
Finding Cb from Ab step by step:
- Start on: Ab
- Step 1: move up to A
- Step 2: move up to Bb
- Step 3: Land on Cb
Min 3rd
CbRoot
Ab1
2
- A is a minor second above Ab.
- Bb is a major 2nd above Ab.
- Cb is a minor third above Ab.
The b 5th
The flat fifth of an Ab Diminished chord is D. The flat fifth is down six half-steps from the Root -- but it's easier to just think of it as a variation on the fifth. Once you know your fifths, the flat fifth and sharp fifth are a lot easier to find.
Finding D from Ab step by step:
- Start on: Ab
- Step 1: move down to G
- Step 2: move down to Gb
- Step 3: move down to F
- Step 4: move down to E
- Step 5: move down to Eb
- Step 6: Land on D
b 5th
DRoot
Ab1
2
3
4
5
- G is a minor second below Ab.
- Gb is a major 2nd below Ab.
- F is a minor third below Ab.
- E is a major third below Ab.
- Eb is a fourth below Ab.
- D is a flat fifth below Ab.
The Inversions of Ab Diminished
Root Position
Root
AbMin 3rd
Cbb 5th
DE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Ab
Cb
D
1st Inversion
Min 3rd
Cbb 5th
DRoot
AbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Cb
D
Ab
2nd Inversion
b 5th
DRoot
AbMin 3rd
CbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
D
Ab
Cb