E♭dim chord on piano
Eb diminished: E♭ · G♭ · B♭♭. It sounds tense and unstable: it exists to move somewhere else.
NotesE♭ G♭ B♭♭
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + diminished 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: E♭ — finger 1 · G♭ — finger 3 · B♭♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootE♭ – G♭ – B♭♭
- 1stG♭ – B♭♭ – E♭
- 2ndB♭♭ – E♭ – G♭
Songs that use E♭dim
GriegIn the Hall of the Mountain King
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SchumannDes Abends
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ChopinGrande Valse Brillante
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J.S. BachJ.S. Partita No.3 1. Fantasia BWV 827
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J.S. BachViolin Concerto in A minor BWV 1041
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J.S. BachBWV 807: The English Suites II Prelude
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