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.
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
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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.
Diminished 7th chords in every key
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