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Eb dim7
Eb diminished seventh (dim7)
Notes: Eb · Gb · Bbb · Dbb
Bbb sounds the same as A. Dbb sounds the same as 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): Eb dim7, F# dim7, A dim7 and C dim7.
Also spelled D# dim7
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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 Eb dim7
Eb dim7 is built from four notes: Eb (root), Gb (minor third), Bbb (diminished fifth) and Dbb (diminished seventh). Its interval 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.
Eb dim7 has 3 common voicings, based on the D, A and E shapes of the CAGED system. The viewer also shows 15 more voicings, from easiest to hardest. Another way to write Eb dim7 is D# dim7 (the same piano key, with a different name). Eb dim7 is the usual choice.