E♭ diminished (E♭dim)
E♭Root
G♭min 3
B𝄫Tritone
Tense and unstable. Used as a passing chord or to create dramatic tension. Common in jazz and classical music.
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How to play it
E♭dim
E♭ diminished, 1fr
- Bass
- E♭, the root
- Root
- E♭
- Strings
- D G e · 1st fret
- E♭Root
- G♭m3
- B𝄫TT
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notesWhy it sounds diminished
E♭+3 fretsG♭+3 fretsB𝄫
Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with E♭m →
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