Diminished chord
Diminished chord
https://www.iconcollective.edu/what-is-a-diminished-chord
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminished_triad
https://www.simplifyingtheory.com/diminished-chord/
What is a Diminished Chord?
A diminished chord is a chord that is built by placing two minor third intervals on top of each other.
For example, C, E Flat, and G Flat make a C Diminished Chord.
What is a diminshed chord and when do you use it.
It is a great chord to use when you are moving from one chord to another. It is a transition chord.
This chord is built upon the 7th degree of the major scale.
"In major scales, a diminished triad occurs only on the seventh scale degree.
For instance, in the key of C, this is a B diminished triad
Example: The 7th note in a C major scale is "B". (Wiki)

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