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D Diminished 7th Chord (Ddim7)

Notes: D, F, A♭, C♭. Tap any diagram to hear it.

Ddim7
Notes
DFA♭C♭
Formula
1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – 𝄫7

Ddim7 on guitar

Open position · most common
x-x-0-1-0-1
Fret 4
x-5-6-4-6-4
Fret 7
x-x-0-10-9-7

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

Ddim7 on ukulele

Fret 1 · most common
1-2-1-2
Fret 4
4-5-4-5
Fret 7
7-8-7-8

Ddim7 on piano

Other D chords

DDmD7Dmaj7Dm7Dsus2Dsus4DdimDaugD6Dm6D9Dadd9D7sus4Dm7♭5

Diminished 7th chords in other keys

Cdim7C♯dim7E♭dim7Edim7Fdim7F♯dim7Gdim7A♭dim7Adim7B♭dim7Bdim7

About the D Diminished 7th chord

Diminished seventh chords stack minor thirds all the way up, so the same shape repeats every three frets. They create strong, dramatic tension. Ddim7 is built from the root (D), minor third (F), diminished fifth (A♭), diminished seventh (C♭).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the D Diminished 7th chord?

The Ddim7 chord is made of D, F, A♭, C♭: the root, minor third, diminished fifth, diminished seventh.

How do you play Ddim7 on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-x-0-1-0-1, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string).

How do you play Ddim7 on piano?

Press D, F, A♭, C♭ together. In root position the lowest note is D.