A♭ Diminished Chord on Guitar
Also known as:
A♭dim , A♭o
Here you can learn how to play A♭ Diminished Chord on the Guitar. The A♭ Diminished Chord has a diminished quality which is made by stacking minor Third intervals creating a minor Third, a diminished (lowered or flattened) Fifth that together produce a dark, tense sound. A♭ Diminished Chord contains the notes A♭, C♭, E. The A♭ Diminished Chord on Guitar is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root A♭, the Third C♭, and the Fifth E.
Below you will find A♭ Diminished Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the A♭ Diminished Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
A♭, C♭, E
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| A♭ | 1 | Tonic |
| C♭ | ♭3 | Mediant |
| E | ♭5 | Dominant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| A♭ > A♭ | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| A♭ > C♭ | 3 | minor 3rd (m3) |
| A♭ > E | 6 | Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone) |
A♭ Diminished Open Chords
Open chord shapes for A♭ Diminished Chord with the root in the bass.
A♭ Diminished Barre Chords and Moveable Chords
Moveable and Barre chord shapes for A♭ Diminished Chord with the root in the bass.
A♭ Diminished Triad Chords
Moveable triad chord shapes, including inversions, for A♭ Diminished Chord across different groupings of strings.
A♭ Diminished Chord on string group 1, 2, 3
A♭ Diminished Chord on string group 2, 3, 4
A♭ Diminished Chord on string group 3, 4, 5
A♭ Diminished Chord on string group 4, 5, 6
Music Theory
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Scales related to A♭ Diminished Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the A♭ Diminished Chord.
iio Chord of G♭ Natural Minor Scale
iio Chord of G♭ Harmonic Minor Scale
vio Chord of C♭ Melodic Minor Scale
vi Chord of C♭ Major Blues Scale
vio Chord of C♭ Dorian Mode
vo Chord of D♭ Phrygian Mode
iiio Chord of F♭ Mixolydian Mode
iio Chord of G♭ Aeolian Mode
io Chord of A♭ Locrian Mode
vo Chord of D♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode
iiio Chord of F♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the A♭ Diminished Chord.
