Music Theory For Dummies by Michael Pilhofer & Holly Day

Music Theory For Dummies by Michael Pilhofer & Holly Day

Author:Michael Pilhofer & Holly Day
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781118991138
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2015-02-24T00:00:00+00:00


C diminished is shown in Figures 10-18 and 10-19.

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Figure 10-18: C diminished on the keyboard.

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Figure 10-19: C diminished on the staff.

Using the method of starting with the major key signature first and then building the chord, the formula you want to remember for building diminished chords is

Diminished triad = 1 + flat 3 + flat 5

So the first major scale degree stays the same, but the third major scale degree and the fifth major scale degree are both lowered one half step.

It’s important to note here that the terms flat 3 and flat 5 don’t mean these notes will necessarily be flats. These notes are only the third and fifth notes occurring in the scale degree lowered a half step.

Therefore, if someone asks you to write down an F diminished triad, you first write the key signature for F, and then you write your triad on the staff, using F as your root and lowering the third and fifth intervals one half step, as shown in Figure 10-20.

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Figure 10-20: The F diminished triad.



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