Piano chord · Sevenths
D♭ diminished 7th chord on piano
Right hand: D♭ (1), F♭ (2), A𝄫 (3), C𝄫 (5)
How to play D♭dim7 on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Symmetrical and very tense — every note is a minor 3rd apart.
D♭dim7 is the vii°7 chord in D minor.
- Notes
- D♭F♭A𝄫C𝄫
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5𝄫7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · diminished 7th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handD♭1 · thumbF♭2 · indexA𝄫3 · middleC𝄫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♭dim7 on piano
On piano, D♭dim7 has two black keys (D♭ and C𝄫) and two white keys.
Notice the F♭ in D♭dim7 (D♭ F♭ A𝄫 C𝄫): each note of the chord takes its own letter (D–F–A–C), so the minor 3rd has to be written F♭ rather than E — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
