x x 1 2 4 2
D# diminished
Notes: D# · F# · A
More common: Eb diminished
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Other shapes (11)
Showing 11 of 11
x 6 7 8 7 x
11 0 x 11 10 x
x 6 4 x 4 5
x 6 7 x 7 5
11 0 x 11 10 11
x 6 4 x 7 5
x 6 x 8 7 5
11 9 x 11 10 x
11 12 x 11 10 x
11 9 x 8 10 x
About D# diminished
The notes of D# diminished are D# (root), F# (minor third) and A (diminished fifth). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – b5. It is a diminished chord: it stacks two minor thirds, sounds tense and unstable, and usually resolves to another chord.
D# diminished has no standard open shape in the CAGED system, so its 11 voicings are sorted only by difficulty and position on the neck. Another way to write D# diminished is Eb diminished (the same piano key, with a different name). The usual choice is Eb diminished.