Piano chord · Triads
D♭ diminished chord on piano
Right hand: D♭ (1), F♭ (3), A𝄫 (5)
How to play D♭dim on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Tense and unstable — it usually wants to resolve up by a half step.
D♭dim is the vii° chord in D major. In minor keys: ii° in B minor.
- Notes
- D♭F♭A𝄫
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handD♭1 · thumbF♭3 · middleA𝄫5 · pinky
Left handD♭5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing D♭dim on piano
On piano, D♭dim has one black key (D♭) and two white keys.
Notice the F♭ in D♭dim (D♭ F♭ A𝄫): each note of the chord takes its own letter (D–F–A), so the minor 3rd has to be written F♭ rather than E — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
