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The D♯ diminished chord on piano
D♯ diminished is built from D♯, F♯, A. Press play above to hear it.
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What notes are in the D♯ diminished chord?
The D♯ diminished chord is made up of D♯, F♯, A.
Notes & intervals
| D♯ | Root |
| F♯ | Minor third |
| A | Diminished fifth |
How to play it
Right hand
1-3-5
Left hand
5-3-1
Black keys: 2
Which keys use the D♯ diminished chord?
D♯ diminished occurs naturally in these keys: ii° of C♯ minor, vii° of E major.
Which keys use it
How it sounds
A diminished chord sounds tense and unstable — it wants to resolve somewhere else.