In every key
The same shape, moved. The symbols below are spelled the way the app spells them, which is the spelling the chord's own scale asks for rather than whichever accidental is easier to type.
- Cdim
- Dbdim
- Ddim
- Ebdim
- Edim
- Fdim
- F#dim
- Gdim
- Abdim
- Adim
- Bbdim
- Bdim
Voicings
Written in C, because that is the key the encyclopedia authors them in; every one transposes unchanged.
Root Position
C · Eb · Gb
beginner
1st Inversion
Eb · Gb · C
beginner
2nd Inversion
Gb · C · Eb
beginner
Where it turns up
Passing chord, leading-tone harmony. Resolves up by half-step (Cdim → Db).
Commonly swapped with
- Cdim7
- Am7b5