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A diminished triad chord ( In the common practice period, the diminished chord is considered dissonant, or unstable. It lacks tonal center or drive because the diminished fifth symmetrically divides the octave. A diminished chord occurs in a major scale only on the seventh scale degree; in the key of C, this is a B diminished chord (B, D, F). This also occurs in the seventh chord built on the fifth note; in C, this is G dominant seventh (G, B, D, F). In a twelve-tone equal tempered tuning, a diminished chord has 3 semitones between the third and fifth, 3 between the root and third, and 6 between the root and fifth. It is represented by the integer notation {0, 3, 6}. In most sheet music books, Cdim or C° denotes a diminished seventh chord (a four note chord) with root C, and Cm-5 or Cmb5 denotes a diminished triad with root C. However, in some modern jazz books and some music theory literature, Cdim or C° denotes a diminished triad, while Cdim7 or C°7 denotes a diminished seventh chord. The iio6 chord is usually found in first inversion since it is diminished with the bass note doubled since it is not a part of the tritone, while the viio7 chord appears with all four factors most often in root position[2]. In both cases resolve the bass up and move the upper voices downwards in contrary motion[2]. The popular music symbol for a diminished triad is a capital letter designating the root (as with a major chord) with MI(♭5) added[3]. Diminished chord tableSee alsoSources
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