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Guitar chord · Diminished 7th

Ebdim7 chord (Eb Diminished 7th)

Symmetrical diminished chord for cinematic tension and neoclassical transitions.

Notes EbGbAC
Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 𝄫7
Shapes 1 on this page

Ebdim7 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.

Symmetrical Dim7 Voicing x 6 7 5 7 x

Interactive chord diagram

Ebdim7 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 Ebdim7

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ebdim7 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Ebdim7 chord?
Ebdim7 is Eb, Gb, A, C: the 1, ♭3, ♭5, 𝄫7 of Eb.
How do you play Ebdim7 on guitar?
Symmetrical Dim7 Voicing: x 6 7 5 7 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ebdim7?
Scales on Eb that contain every note of Ebdim7: Eb Half-Whole Diminished, Eb Whole-Half Diminished, Eb Locrian Natural 6, Eb Ukrainian Dorian, Eb Lydian #2, Eb Ultralocrian.

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