Fdim
Fdim
F Dim
Intermediate
Diminished
Diminished
Diminished chord - tense sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
F
RootAb
Minor 3rdB
Diminished 5thInterval Details
F
Root
Ab
Minor 3rd
B
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
F - Ab - B
Bass: FInversion 1
Ab - B - F
Bass: AbInversion 2
B - F - Ab
Bass: BCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Fdim chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Fdim
FoM7
Fm7b5
Fdim7
Fo7M7
Fmaj7#9#11
F7#9#11
Alternate Symbols
Fdim
F°
Fo
Tags
diminished
tension
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4