D diminished (Ddim)
DRoot
Fmin 3
A♭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
Ddim
D diminished, Open
- Bass
- D, the root
- Root
- D
- Strings
- D G e · open
- DRoot
- Fm3
- A♭TT
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notesWhy it sounds diminished
D+3 fretsF+3 fretsA♭
Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with Dm →
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