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Update: Alternate Spellings for Diminished Triads
This might not be technically correct as far as music theory goes,
but we've updated several entries for diminished chords with alternate
spellings. Our rationale is that the correct enharmonic might not
register while playing within a scale that uses a different note name.
For example, the D diminished chord consists of the D, F, and Ab notes. The A harmonic minor scale is A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, and A. The Ddim chord exists in the A harmonic scale as the following notes: D, F, and G#, where G-sharp is the enharmonic of A-flat. When working within the framework of the A harmonic minor scale, it would be more convenient to use the G# note over the Ab note. That's why we included these alternate, non-standard spellings of various minor chords, linked to below:
Ddim: Usually D-F-Ab; D-F-G# in A harmonic minor.
Adim: Usually A-C-Eb; A-C-D# in E harmonic minor.
Edim: Usually E-G-Bb; E-G-A# in B harmonic minor.
Bdim: Usually B-D-F; B-D-E# in F# harmonic minor.
F#dim: Usually F#-A-C; F#-A-B# in C# harmonic minor.
C#dim: Usually C#-E-G; C#-E-Fx in G# harmonic minor.
G#dim: Usually G#-B-D; G#-B-Cx in D# harmonic minor.
Abdim: Usually Ab-Cb-Ebb; Ab-Cb-D in Eb harmonic minor.
Ebdim: Usually Eb-Gb-Bbb; Eb-Gb-A in Bb harmonic minor.
Bbdim: Usually Bb-Db-Fb; Bb-Db-E in F harmonic minor.
Fdim: Usually F-Ab-Cb; F-Ab-B in C harmonic minor.
Cdim: Usually C-Eb-Gb; C-Eb-F# in G harmonic minor.
Gdim: Usually G-Bb-Db; G-Bb-C# in D harmonic minor.
For example, the D diminished chord consists of the D, F, and Ab notes. The A harmonic minor scale is A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, and A. The Ddim chord exists in the A harmonic scale as the following notes: D, F, and G#, where G-sharp is the enharmonic of A-flat. When working within the framework of the A harmonic minor scale, it would be more convenient to use the G# note over the Ab note. That's why we included these alternate, non-standard spellings of various minor chords, linked to below:
Ddim: Usually D-F-Ab; D-F-G# in A harmonic minor.
Adim: Usually A-C-Eb; A-C-D# in E harmonic minor.
Edim: Usually E-G-Bb; E-G-A# in B harmonic minor.
Bdim: Usually B-D-F; B-D-E# in F# harmonic minor.
F#dim: Usually F#-A-C; F#-A-B# in C# harmonic minor.
C#dim: Usually C#-E-G; C#-E-Fx in G# harmonic minor.
G#dim: Usually G#-B-D; G#-B-Cx in D# harmonic minor.
Abdim: Usually Ab-Cb-Ebb; Ab-Cb-D in Eb harmonic minor.
Ebdim: Usually Eb-Gb-Bbb; Eb-Gb-A in Bb harmonic minor.
Bbdim: Usually Bb-Db-Fb; Bb-Db-E in F harmonic minor.
Fdim: Usually F-Ab-Cb; F-Ab-B in C harmonic minor.
Cdim: Usually C-Eb-Gb; C-Eb-F# in G harmonic minor.
Gdim: Usually G-Bb-Db; G-Bb-C# in D harmonic minor.
Update: Alternate Spellings for Minor Triads
This might not be technically correct as far as music theory goes, but we've updated several entries for minor chords with alternate spellings. Our rationale is that the correct enharmonic might not register while playing within a scale that uses a different note name.
For example, the F minor chord consists of the F, Ab, and C notes. The A harmonic minor scale is A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, and A. The Fm chord exists in the A harmonic scale as the following notes: F, G#, and C, where G-sharp is the enharmonic of A-flat. When working within the framework of the A harmonic minor scale, it would be more convenient to use the G# note over the Ab note. That's why we included these alternate, non-standard spellings of various minor chords, linked to below:
Fm: Usually F-Ab-C; F-G#-C in A harmonic minor.
Cm: Usually C-Eb-G; C-D#-G in E harmonic minor.
Gm: Usually G-Bb-D; G-A#-D in B harmonic minor.
Dm: Usually D-F-A; D-E#-A in F# harmonic minor.
Am: Usually A-C-E; A-B#-E in C# harmonic minor.
Em: Usually E-G-B; E-Fx-B in G# harmonic minor.
Bm: Usually B-D-F#; B-Cx-F# in D# harmonic minor.
Cbm: See Bm; in any case, usually Cb-Ebb-Gb; Cb-D-Gb in Eb harmonic minor.
Gbm: Usually Gb-Bbb-Db; Gb-A-Db in Bb harmonic minor.
Dbm: Usually Db-Fb-Ab; Db-E-Ab in F harmonic minor.
Abm: Usually Ab-Cb-Eb; Ab-B-Eb in C harmonic minor.
Ebm: Usually Eb-Gb-Bb; Eb-F#-Bb in G harmonic minor.
Bbm: Usually Bb-Db-F; Bb-C#-F in D harmonic minor.
For example, the F minor chord consists of the F, Ab, and C notes. The A harmonic minor scale is A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, and A. The Fm chord exists in the A harmonic scale as the following notes: F, G#, and C, where G-sharp is the enharmonic of A-flat. When working within the framework of the A harmonic minor scale, it would be more convenient to use the G# note over the Ab note. That's why we included these alternate, non-standard spellings of various minor chords, linked to below:
Fm: Usually F-Ab-C; F-G#-C in A harmonic minor.
Cm: Usually C-Eb-G; C-D#-G in E harmonic minor.
Gm: Usually G-Bb-D; G-A#-D in B harmonic minor.
Dm: Usually D-F-A; D-E#-A in F# harmonic minor.
Am: Usually A-C-E; A-B#-E in C# harmonic minor.
Em: Usually E-G-B; E-Fx-B in G# harmonic minor.
Bm: Usually B-D-F#; B-Cx-F# in D# harmonic minor.
Cbm: See Bm; in any case, usually Cb-Ebb-Gb; Cb-D-Gb in Eb harmonic minor.
Gbm: Usually Gb-Bbb-Db; Gb-A-Db in Bb harmonic minor.
Dbm: Usually Db-Fb-Ab; Db-E-Ab in F harmonic minor.
Abm: Usually Ab-Cb-Eb; Ab-B-Eb in C harmonic minor.
Ebm: Usually Eb-Gb-Bb; Eb-F#-Bb in G harmonic minor.
Bbm: Usually Bb-Db-F; Bb-C#-F in D harmonic minor.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Dictionary: Bbaug Chord
Not only is this the B-flat augmented chord, it is also the A#aug, Daug, F#aug, and Gbaug chords as well.
Dictionary: Bbdim Chord
You could think of the B-flat diminished chord as a Gb7 chord, without the G-flat note. Here is a non-standard, non-B?-D?-F? spelling of the Bbdim chord, which might work in the context of certain scales:
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Dictionary: Dbm Chord
If you're looking for a simpler D-flat minor chord, check out this entry from May 2010. Here is a non-standard, non-D?-F?-A? spelling of the Dbm chord, which might make sense in certain scales:
Dictionary: Gdim Chord
You might see the G diminished chord as an Eb7 chord, without the E-flat note. Here is an alternate, non-G?-B?-D? spelling of the Gdim chord, which might work in the context of certain scales:
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Dictionary: Eb Chord
If you're looking for a simpler E-flat major guitar chord, check out this entry from September 2007.
Dictionary: Ebdim Chord
You might think of the E-flat diminished chord as a Cb7 chord, well, a B7 chord, without the B note. Here's a non-standard, non-E?-G?-B? spelling of the Ebdim chord, which might be 'clearer' in the context of certain scales:
Monday, September 9, 2013
Dictionary: Gbm Chord
If you're looking for a simpler G-flat minor guitar chord, check out the F#m chord from August 2007. Here is an alternate, non-G?-B?-D? spelling of the chord: