x x 1 2 1 2
D# dim7
D# diminished seventh (dim7)
Notes: D# · F# · A · C
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): D# dim7, F# dim7, A dim7 and C dim7.
More common: Eb dim7
Triads
Suspended
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Extensions
Drag the file into your recording program (DAW). It plays the guitar's real notes.
Common shapes (3)
x 6 7 5 7 x
11 x 10 11 10 x
Other shapes (15)
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11 0 10 11 x x
11 0 10 11 10 x
x 6 4 5 x 5
x 6 x 5 7 5
11 0 10 11 x 11
x 6 7 x 7 8
11 12 10 11 x x
x 6 4 5 4 5
x 6 7 5 7 5
11 0 10 11 10 11
11 0 x 11 10 8
11 0 10 11 x 8
About D# dim7
The notes of D# dim7 are D# (root), F# (minor third), A (diminished fifth) and C (diminished seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – b5 – bb7. It is a diminished seventh chord: it stacks three minor thirds, sounds very tense and unstable and wants to resolve, typical of jazz and classical music.
D# dim7 has 3 common voicings, based on the D, A and E shapes of the CAGED system. There are 15 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches. Another way to write D# dim7 is Eb dim7 (the same piano key, with a different name). The usual choice is Eb dim7.