Ddim7(#4) Diminished

The Ddim7(#4) chord is built from the notes D – F – Ab – Cb – G#.

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Also known as

Do(add#11)Do7(#11)

Chord tones, one by one

DRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — D.

FThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

AbFifth

Diminished fifth (♭5)

Six semitones — a flat fifth. Creates instability, typical of m7♭5 and diminished chords.

CbSeventh

Diminished seventh (♭♭7)

Nine semitones — a doubly-flat seventh, found in fully diminished 7th chords.

G#Extension

Sharp eleventh (♯11)

A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Whole-half diminished scale.

🎸 Genres

Bebop jazz · Hard bop · Gypsy jazz

dim7(#4) in every key

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