Adim Piano Chord

The Adim chord is a diminished triad built on the root note A. It contains the notes A, C, D#.

How to play Adim

CACD#D#

Press all highlighted keys together. Use any comfortable fingering — for a right-hand triad, thumb on root, middle on 3rd, pinky on 5th is standard.

Chord theory

Root note
A
Quality
Diminished triad
Notes (intervals)
A (Root), C (m3), D# (TT)
Number of notes
3

Songs that use the Adim chord(64 total)

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