Piano chord · Triads
E♭ diminished chord on piano
Right hand: E♭ (1), G♭ (3), B𝄫 (5)
How to play E♭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.
E♭dim is the vii° chord in E major. In minor keys: ii° in C♯ minor.
- Notes
- E♭G♭B𝄫
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handE♭1 · thumbG♭3 · middleB𝄫5 · pinky
Left handE♭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 E♭dim on piano
On piano, E♭dim has two black keys (E♭ and G♭) and one white key.
Notice the B𝄫 in E♭dim (E♭ G♭ B𝄫): each note of the chord takes its own letter (E–G–B), so the diminished 5th has to be written B𝄫 rather than A — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
