What notes are in a Ebdim chord?

Ebdim is Eb, Gb, A: the 1, ♭3, ♭5 of Eb.

How do you play Ebdim on guitar?

5th String Root Diminished Triad: x 6 7 8 7 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Diminished

Ebdim chord (Eb Diminished)

Tense, unstable triad built of two stacked minor 3rds.

Notes EbGbA

Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5

Shapes 1 on this page

Ebdim chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Eb.

5th String Root Diminished Triad x 6 7 8 7 x

Interactive chord diagram

Ebdim on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Ebdim

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ebdim is the chord of the moment.

Eb Blues Eb Locrian Eb Altered Eb Half-Whole Diminished Eb Whole-Half Diminished Eb Hungarian Minor Eb Locrian Natural 2 Eb Locrian Natural 6 Eb Ukrainian Dorian Eb Lydian #2 Eb Ultralocrian Eb Dorian b5 Eb Lydian b3 Eb Lydian Augmented #2 Eb Locrian bb7 Eb Lydian #2 #6 Eb Hungarian Major

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Questions

What notes are in a Ebdim chord?: Ebdim is Eb, Gb, A: the 1, ♭3, ♭5 of Eb.
How do you play Ebdim on guitar?: 5th String Root Diminished Triad: x 6 7 8 7 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ebdim?: Scales on Eb that contain every note of Ebdim: Eb Blues, Eb Locrian, Eb Altered, Eb Half-Whole Diminished, Eb Whole-Half Diminished, Eb Hungarian Minor.

Diminished chords in every key

Cdim C#dim Ddim Ebdim Edim Fdim F#dim Gdim Abdim Adim Bbdim Bdim