Adim chord on piano
A diminished: A · C · E♭. It sounds tense and unstable: it exists to move somewhere else.
NotesA C E♭
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + diminished 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: A — finger 1 · C — finger 3 · E♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootA – C – E♭
- 1stC – E♭ – A
- 2ndE♭ – A – C
Songs that use Adim
BeethovenFür Elise
A minor · Intermediate
J.S. BachLittle Prelude in C minor
C minor · Intermediate
DebussyClair de Lune
Db major · Advanced
J.S. BachInvention No 4 in D minor BWV 775
D minor · Beginner
J.S. BachLittle Prelude Number 2 in C Minor - BWV 934
C minor · Beginner
J.S. BachViolin Concerto in A minor BWV 1041
A minor · Intermediate