Adim
A diminished
Notes
A – C – E♭
Formula
1 – ♭3 – ♭5
A root, a minor third and a diminished fifth — two stacked minor thirds.
To build Adim, start on A and stack the intervals ♭3, ♭5 above it.
On piano
On guitar
Shapes generated and checked against the chord engine, standard tuning.
x–0–1–2–1–xOpen in Explorer
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x–0–7–5–4–5Open in Explorer
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5–6–7–5–x–xOpen in Explorer
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