Dbdim7 Guitar Chord

How to play Dbdim7: a diminished 7th built on Db, with 1 voicing, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.

Chord Diagram

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A common voicing

The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.

How to play Dbdim7

Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 4 5 3 5 x (x = not played).

  1. Fret the G string at the 3rd fret.
  2. Add the A string at the 4th fret.
  3. Add the D and B strings at the 5th fret.
  4. Strum from the A string down, skipping the high E string; the low E string stays silent.
Dbdim7 and C#dim7 are the same pitches spelled two ways, so the fingerings are identical. See C#dim7 for the other spelling.

Notes & Intervals in Dbdim7

NoteDbFbAbbCbb
IntervalRb3b5bb7

Dbdim7 is a diminished 7th with Db as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Db, Fb, Abb, Cbb. This voicing sounds every chord tone.

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Keys That Use Dbdim7

Dbdim7 is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 0 major keys and 4 minor keys. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.

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Questions About Dbdim7

What notes are in the Dbdim7 chord?

Dbdim7 is spelled Db, Fb, Abb, Cbb: the root, minor 3rd, flat 5th, double-flat 7th. The common guitar voicing sounds every one of them.

How do you play Dbdim7 on guitar?

Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 4 5 3 5 x (x means the string is not played). Fret the G string at the 3rd fret. Add the A string at the 4th fret. Add the D and B strings at the 5th fret. Strum from the A string down, skipping the high E string; the low E string stays silent.

What key is the Dbdim7 chord in?

Dbdim7 belongs to 4 keys: G# minor (the iv°, from the harmonic minor), B minor (the ii°, from the harmonic minor), F minor (the vi°, from the harmonic minor) and D minor (the vii°, from the harmonic minor).

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