{"id":1672,"date":"2009-06-26T16:57:34","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T23:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2025-01-06T17:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T00:10:39","slug":"how-to-play-diminished-chords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/how-to-play-diminished-chords\/","title":{"rendered":"How to play Diminished Chords"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
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\n Diminished chords are used across various genres of music, often to create tension and a sense of instability or anticipation. These chords have a unique, dissonant sound, which makes them effective in certain musical contexts.
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\n Learn how to play Diminished Chord<\/font> in the key of C<\/strong>. Diminished chord is also written as dim<\/font> or <\/strong>Co<\/sup>)<\/font><\/strong>.
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\n If you remember the formula of major triad (or major chord<\/a>) which is: Root – 4HS – 3HS (or, 1 – 3 – 5), and by lowering both the third and the fifth notes by one-half step, you will have the formula of diminished chord<\/font><\/strong>, which is 1 – b3 – b5<\/font><\/strong>.
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\n [HS<\/font><\/strong>: Half Step]\n<\/div>\n

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\n Root – 3HS – 3HS<\/font><\/strong> 
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\n 1 – b3 – b5<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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\n Watch the video below how to play C diminished chord –
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