D# Diminished Piano Chord
Root
D#Min 3rd
F#b 5th
AE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
D#
F#
A
The Notes in a D# Diminished Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of a D# Diminished chord is D#.
The Min 3rd
The minor third of a D# Diminished chord is F#. The minor third is up three half-steps from the Root.
Finding F# from D# step by step:
- Start on: D#
- Step 1: move up to E
- Step 2: move up to E#
- Step 3: Land on F#
Min 3rd
F#Root
D#1
2
- E is a minor second above D#.
- E# is a major 2nd above D#.
- F# is a minor third above D#.
The b 5th
The flat fifth of a D# Diminished chord is A. 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 A from D# step by step:
- Start on: D#
- Step 1: move down to CX
- Step 2: move down to C#
- Step 3: move down to B#
- Step 4: move down to B
- Step 5: move down to A#
- Step 6: Land on A
b 5th
ARoot
D#1
2
3
4
5
- CX is a minor second below D#.
- C# is a major 2nd below D#.
- B# is a minor third below D#.
- B is a major third below D#.
- A# is a fourth below D#.
- A is a flat fifth below D#.
The Inversions of D# Diminished
Root Position
Root
D#Min 3rd
F#b 5th
AE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
D#
F#
A
1st Inversion
Min 3rd
F#b 5th
ARoot
D#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
F#
A
D#
2nd Inversion
b 5th
ARoot
D#Min 3rd
F#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
A
D#
F#