Abdim
Abdim
Ab Dim
Intermediate
Diminished
Diminished
Diminished chord - tense sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
Ab
RootB
Minor 3rdD
Diminished 5thInterval Details
Ab
Root
B
Minor 3rd
D
Diminished 5th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d
Sound Character
Timbre
Highly tense
Emotion
Scary, tense, dramatic
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Classical, Horror music
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
Ab - B - D
Bass: AbInversion 1
B - D - Ab
Bass: BInversion 2
D - Ab - B
Bass: DCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Abdim chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Abdim
AboM7
Abm7b5
Abdim7
Abo7M7
Abmaj7#9#11
Ab7#9#11
Alternate Symbols
Abdim
Ab°
Abo
Tags
diminished
tension
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
No guitar chord found for Abdim
Ukulele
No ukulele chord found for Abdim