Gdim chord on piano
G diminished: G · B♭ · D♭. It sounds tense and unstable: it exists to move somewhere else.
NotesG B♭ D♭
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + diminished 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: G — finger 1 · B♭ — finger 3 · D♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootG – B♭ – D♭
- 1stB♭ – D♭ – G
- 2ndD♭ – G – B♭
Songs that use Gdim
J.S. BachPrelude in C
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ChopinWaltz Op. 64 No. 2
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GriegElfin Dance
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BeethovenEmperor Concerto, Adagio
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J.S. BachFugue in E Minor BWV 914 By
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J.S. BachJohann Sebastian - Praeludium 1 in C Dur - BWV
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