A♭ diminished (A♭dim)
A♭Root
C♭min 3
E𝄫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
A♭dim
A♭ diminished, Open
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- A♭Root
- C♭m3
- E𝄫TT
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notesWhy it sounds diminished
A♭+3 fretsC♭+3 fretsE𝄫
Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with A♭m →
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