Cdim7 Piano Chord
Cdim7
C Diminished 7th (with Flat 5th)
b 5th
GbMaj 6th
AMin 3rd
EbRoot
CE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
C
Eb
Gb
A
The Notes in a C Diminished 7th (with Flat 5th) Chord
The b 5th
Finding Gb from C step by step:
- Start on: C
- Step 1: move up to Db
- Step 2: move up to D
- Step 3: move up to Eb
- Step 4: move up to E
- Step 5: move up to F
- Step 6: Land on Gb
b 5th
GbRoot
C1
2
3
4
5
- Db is a minor second above C.
- D is a major 2nd above C.
- Eb is a minor third above C.
- E is a major third above C.
- F is a fourth above C.
- Gb is a flat fifth above C.
The Maj 6th
Finding A from C step by step:
- Start on: C
- Step 1: move down to B
- Step 2: move down to Bb
- Step 3: Land on A
Maj 6th
ARoot
C1
2
- B is a minor second below C.
- Bb is a major 2nd below C.
- A is a minor third below C. The maj 6th is down a minor third? Confusing, right? The note A is down 3 half-steps from C, but up 9 half-steps from C:
Maj 6th
ARoot
C1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
The Min 3rd
Finding Eb from C step by step:
- Start on: C
- Step 1: move up to Db
- Step 2: move up to D
- Step 3: Land on Eb
Min 3rd
EbRoot
C1
2
- Db is a minor second above C.
- D is a major 2nd above C.
- Eb is a minor third above C.