A Diminished

Adim

chord

At a Glance

Piano

Fretboard

What It Is

Root, minor third, diminished fifth - built from two stacked minor thirds. Notes: A, C, Eb.

Highly unstable; almost always used as a passing or leading chord, not a resting point.

Not found in any of the seeded progressions or cadences.

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