Ddim chord on piano
D diminished: D · F · A♭. It sounds tense and unstable: it exists to move somewhere else.
NotesD F A♭
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + diminished 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: D — finger 1 · F — finger 3 · A♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootD – F – A♭
- 1stF – A♭ – D
- 2ndA♭ – D – F
Songs that use Ddim
BeethovenFür Elise
A minor · Intermediate
J.S. BachLittle Prelude in C minor
C minor · Intermediate
RachmaninoffMoment musical No. 4
E minor · Advanced
ChopinGrande Valse Brillante
Eb major · Advanced
J.S. BachLittle Prelude Number 2 in C Minor - BWV 934
C minor · Beginner
J.S. BachJ. S. : Prelude and Fugue in C Minor BWV 549
C minor · Advanced