Fdim7 Diminished

The Fdim7 chord is built from the notes F – Ab – Cb – Ebb.

Piano sound loads on first tap.

Also known as

Fdim7(add11)Fdim7(b5)FmindimFo(7)Fo(addb5)Fo(b5)Fo7Fo7(b5)

Chord tones, one by one

FRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — F.

AbThird

Minor third

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

CbFifth

Diminished fifth (♭5)

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

EbbSeventh

Diminished seventh (♭♭7)

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

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Whole-half diminished scale.

🎸 Genres

Bebop jazz · Hard bop · Gypsy jazz

dim7 in every key

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