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Piano chord

E♭dim7E flat diminished seventh

  • E♭1
  • G♭♭3
  • B𝄫♭5
  • D𝄫𝄫7
Notes
4
Positions
4
Span
9semitones
Fingers
1-2-3-5

How to play E♭dim7 on piano

  1. Find E♭: it is the root and the lowest note of the chord in root position.
  2. Right hand: 1 on E♭, 2 on G♭, 3 on B𝄫, 5 on D𝄫.
  3. Or with the left hand: 5 on E♭, 3 on G♭, 2 on B𝄫, 1 on D𝄫.
  4. Press the keys together, with curved fingers and a loose wrist, and let them ring.
  1. E♭dim7 on piano, Root position: E♭ G♭ B𝄫 D𝄫E♭, G♭, B𝄫, D𝄫B𝄫D𝄫E♭G♭3512
    E♭dim7 on piano, Root position: E♭ G♭ B𝄫 D𝄫E♭, G♭, B𝄫, D𝄫B𝄫D𝄫E♭G♭2153

    Root position · E♭ – G♭ – B𝄫 – D𝄫

  2. E♭dim7 on piano, 1st inversion: G♭ B𝄫 D𝄫 E♭G♭, B𝄫, D𝄫, E♭B𝄫D𝄫G♭E♭2315
    E♭dim7 on piano, 1st inversion: G♭ B𝄫 D𝄫 E♭G♭, B𝄫, D𝄫, E♭B𝄫D𝄫G♭E♭3251

    1st inversion · G♭ – B𝄫 – D𝄫 – E♭

  3. E♭dim7 on piano, 2nd inversion: B𝄫 D𝄫 E♭ G♭B𝄫, D𝄫, E♭, G♭B𝄫D𝄫E♭G♭1235
    E♭dim7 on piano, 2nd inversion: B𝄫 D𝄫 E♭ G♭B𝄫, D𝄫, E♭, G♭B𝄫D𝄫E♭G♭5321

    2nd inversion · B𝄫 – D𝄫 – E♭ – G♭

  4. E♭dim7 on piano, 3rd inversion: D𝄫 E♭ G♭ B𝄫D𝄫, E♭, G♭, B𝄫D𝄫B𝄫E♭G♭1523
    E♭dim7 on piano, 3rd inversion: D𝄫 E♭ G♭ B𝄫D𝄫, E♭, G♭, B𝄫D𝄫B𝄫E♭G♭5132

    3rd inversion · D𝄫 – E♭ – G♭ – B𝄫

Numbers on the keys are fingers: 1 thumb, 2 index, 3 middle, 4 ring, 5 little finger.

E♭dim7 inversions

Use these 4 positions to move between chords with as little hand movement as possible. Root position starts on E♭; the inversions start on the other notes of the chord.

Chords that go with E♭dim7

The other chords of E minor, the key where E♭dim7 is home (vii°7). Songs in this key move between them.

E♭dim7 with two hands

A full sound: the left hand plays E♭ an octave lower, the right hand plays E♭–G♭–B𝄫–D𝄫.

E♭dim7 with two handsE♭, E♭, G♭, B𝄫, D𝄫B𝄫D𝄫E♭E♭G♭35512

E♭dim7 on other instruments

About the E♭dim7 chord

To build E flat diminished seventh, take these 4 notes from the root up: E♭ (1), G♭ (♭3), B𝄫 (♭5), D𝄫 (𝄫7). A diminished seventh: three minor thirds stacked. Every note is three semitones from the next, so the same keys name four different chords.

On the keyboard, start from E♭ and add the other notes above it: E♭ – G♭ – B𝄫 – D𝄫. From the lowest to the highest key that is 9 semitones. That is less than an octave, so E♭dim7 sits comfortably under one hand.

Each inversion of E♭dim7 puts a different note in the bass. In the 1st inversion the bass is G♭ (G♭–B𝄫–D𝄫–E♭). In the 2nd inversion the bass is B𝄫 (B𝄫–D𝄫–E♭–G♭). In the 3rd inversion the bass is D𝄫 (D𝄫–E♭–G♭–B𝄫).

Compared with E♭dim, E♭dim7 has one more note, D𝄫.

Keys that contain E♭dim7: E minor (vii°7).

Questions

What notes are in the E♭dim7 chord?

E♭dim7 (E flat diminished seventh) has 4 notes: E♭ (1), G♭ (♭3), B𝄫 (♭5), D𝄫 (𝄫7).

How many inversions does E♭dim7 have?

E♭dim7 can be played in 4 positions: Root position (E♭–G♭–B𝄫–D𝄫); 1st inversion (G♭–B𝄫–D𝄫–E♭); 2nd inversion (B𝄫–D𝄫–E♭–G♭); 3rd inversion (D𝄫–E♭–G♭–B𝄫).

What is the difference between E♭dim7 and E♭dim?

Compared with E♭dim, E♭dim7 has one more note, D𝄫.

Can I play E♭dim7 with one hand?

Yes. In root position E♭dim7 spans 9 semitones, less than an octave, so one hand holds it easily.

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