C Diminished Piano Chord
Notes: C - Eb - Gb
Formula: 1 - ♭3 - ♭5
Intervals: Root, Minor 3rd, Diminished 5th
Cdim
Keys to Play
White keys: C
Black keys: Eb, Gb
Play all 3 notes simultaneously with your right hand.
About Diminished Chords
Built from two stacked minor 3rds. Diminished chords sound tense and unstable, often used as passing chords.