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Diminished [[chords]] 'squash' notes a bit - the [[third]] is reduced to a [[minor]] 3rd, and the [[fifth]] is reduced a [[semitone]] too. Also see [[augmented]].
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Diminished [[chords]] 'squash' notes a bit - the [[third]] is reduced to a [[minor]] 3rd, and the [[fifth]] is reduced a [[semitone]] too. Also see [[augmented]] chords, which are 'stretched'.
  
 
This video shows some diminished chords:
 
This video shows some diminished chords:
 
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzMgzv5cP74</youtube>
 
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzMgzv5cP74</youtube>

Latest revision as of 23:56, 12 February 2021

Diminished chords 'squash' notes a bit - the third is reduced to a minor 3rd, and the fifth is reduced a semitone too. Also see augmented chords, which are 'stretched'.

This video shows some diminished chords: