Triads
E diminished chord
Tense and unstable — it usually wants to resolve up by a half step.
Edim is the vii° chord in F major. In minor keys: ii° in D minor.
- Notes
- EGB♭
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th
How to play Edim
About the E diminished chord
Playing it
On guitar, Edim is one of the friendlier shapes: 0120x0 needs just two fingers and lets the open strings ring. Don’t strum the B string.
On piano, Edim has one black key (B♭) and two white keys.
On ukulele the usual Edim shape is 0401, using two fingers.
