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Diminished sevenths

The seventh chord on the leading note of a minor key: four notes a minor 3rd apart. Building it, its four positions, where it goes, and writing its 7th.

Start: Building a diminished seventhAbout 12 min

Lessons

  1. Building a diminished seventh
  2. Its four positions
  3. Where it goes
  4. Figures for the diminished seventh

Practise and test

Brainlag's own Grade 7 level course, not an exam board's syllabus. Every example and question is original. Results are Brainlag estimates.