Adim (A diminished): A C E♭. Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5. Two minor 3rds stacked: tense and unstable, it is the vii° of a major key and wants to resolve.

Made of3

Notes3

Contains & part of32

Scales that contain it30

Extensions2

Inversions3

  • Adim5/3

    Root position · A C E♭

  • Adim/C6

    1st inversion · C E♭ A

  • Adim/E♭6/4

    2nd inversion · E♭ A C

Relatives3

Type1

Genres that use it2

Where it goes5

One small move away4

Its dominant1