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  2. Diminished triad - Wikipedia

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    The leading-tone diminished triad and supertonic diminished triad are usually found in first inversion (vii o 6 and ii o 6, respectively) since the spelling of the chord forms a diminished fifth with the bass. [6] This differs from the fully diminished seventh chord, which commonly occurs in root position. [8]

  3. Chord notation - Wikipedia

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    the chord quality (e.g. minor or lowercase m, or the symbols o or + for diminished and augmented chords, respectively; chord quality is usually omitted for major chords) whether the chord is a triad , seventh chord , or an extended chord (e.g. Δ 7 )

  4. Diminished seventh chord - Wikipedia

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    The diminished seventh chord is a four-note chord (a seventh chord) composed of a root note, together with a minor third, a diminished fifth, and a diminished seventh above the root: (1, ♭ 3, ♭ 5, 7). For example, the diminished seventh chord built on B, commonly written as B o 7, has pitches B-D-F-A ♭:

  5. Guitar chord - Wikipedia

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    The half-diminished seventh plays the vii ø 7 role. While absent from the tertian harmonization of the major scale, The diminished seventh plays the vii o 7 role in the tertian harmonization of the harmonic minor scale. [81] Besides these five types there are many more seventh-chords, which are less used in the tonal harmony of the common ...

  6. Chord (music) - Wikipedia

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    Guitarist performing a C chord with G bass. In music, a chord is a group of three or more notes played simultaneously, typically consisting of a root note, a third, and a fifth. [a] Chords are the building blocks of harmony and form the harmonic foundation of a piece of music. They can be major, minor, diminished, augmented, or extended ...

  7. List of chords - Wikipedia

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    Added tone chord; Altered chord; Approach chord; Chord names and symbols (popular music) Chromatic mediant; Common chord (music) Diatonic function; Eleventh chord; Extended chord; Jazz chord; Lead sheet; List of musical intervals; List of pitch intervals; List of musical scales and modes; List of set classes; Ninth chord; Open chord; Passing ...

  8. Diminution - Wikipedia

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    A diminished triad with a minor seventh is a half-diminished chord, usually notated either Cm 7(♭ 5) or C ø7. A diminished triad played over a root a major third away creates a Dominant 7th chord, notated C 7, with a C Major triad on the bottom, and an E° from the chord third of C (C E G B ♭). A minor third below would give a fully ...

  9. Half-diminished seventh chord - Wikipedia

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    The half-diminished seventh chord is frequently used in passages that convey heightened emotion. For example, the "mournful affect" [5] of the sombre opening Chorus of J. S. Bach's St Matthew Passion (1727) features the chord on the seventh beat of its first bar and on the first beat of its third bar: