Octave 3rd finger Diminished Triad Notation Diminished Triad FingeringĪ simple fingering for the diminished triad starts on your first finger. The intervals for the diminished triad are: Root, m3, and D5. In terms of thirds construction, the diminished triad is built entirely of minor thirds:ģrd to 5th = m3 Intervallic Construction of the Diminished Triad Thirds Construction of the Diminished Triad Though it’s less common, the diminished triad is still essential to learn and understand. Using this chord is mysterious to a lot of people and unfortunately its use gets over-looked in a lot of modern-day chord progressions. You will hear it on songs with more complex chord progressions or prettier chord progressions. You will most encounter this triad in gospel, jazz, blues, some rock tunes, and Classical music. As a result, it doesn’t get used anywhere near as much as the major and minor triads or the major, minor and dominant 7th chords. The diminished triad is a very tense and unstable sounding chord. The easiest way to think of a diminished triad is to think of it as a minor triad with a flatted fifth.
The flat fifth is what gives the diminished triad its name and plays an essential part in its sound. The diminished triad has a “diminished 5th” meaning it has a flatted, or lowered, 5th (in comparison to the typical perfect 5th found in most chords like the major and minor triads). In music we use the term diminish to mean make smaller or lower.
It is the third most common triad you’ll encounter after the major triad and minor triad. The diminished triad is one of the four basic triads commonly used in music.
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