Fdim chord on piano
F diminished: F · A♭ · C♭. It sounds tense and unstable: it exists to move somewhere else.
NotesF A♭ C♭
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + diminished 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: F — finger 1 · A♭ — finger 3 · C♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootF – A♭ – C♭
- 1stA♭ – C♭ – F
- 2ndC♭ – F – A♭
Songs that use Fdim
J.S. BachPrelude in C
C major · Intermediate
MozartLacrimosa (Requiem)
D minor · Advanced
SchumannDes Abends
Db major · Advanced
J.S. BachJohann Sebastian - Praeludium 1 in C Dur - BWV
C major · Intermediate
J.S. BachPrelude and Fugue 1 - OpenWTC
C major · Advanced
J.S. BachDas Wohltemperierte Klavier I - Praeludium in C-Dur
C major · Intermediate