x 4 5 3 5 x
Db dim7
Db diminished seventh (dim7)
Notes: Db · Fb · Abb · Cbb
Abb sounds the same as G. Cbb sounds the same as Bb.
It is a symmetrical chord: its four notes are three semitones apart, so the same shape repeats every 3 frets and works for four chords (same notes, a different root): Db dim7, E dim7, G dim7 and Bb dim7.
More common: C# dim7
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Common shapes (3)
9 x 8 9 8 x
x x 11 12 11 12
Other shapes (31)
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x x 11 0 11 0
x 4 5 3 5 0
x 4 5 0 5 6
x 4 5 3 2 0
9 7 8 0 8 0
9 10 8 0 8 0
x x 11 0 11 12
x x 11 12 11 0
9 10 11 0 11 0
x 4 2 3 x 3
9 10 8 0 11 0
x 4 x 3 5 3
About Db dim7
The Db dim7 chord is made up of Db (root), Fb (minor third), Abb (diminished fifth) and Cbb (diminished seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – b5 – bb7. It is symmetrical: its four notes are three semitones apart, so the same shape repeats every three frets and works for four different chords.
Db dim7 has 3 common voicings, based on the A, E and D shapes of the CAGED system. There are 31 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches. Another way to write Db dim7 is C# dim7 (the same piano key, with a different name). The usual choice is C# dim7.