The F Diminished 7th Piano Chord:

There are many different ways to play the Fdim7 piano chord. Press either of the "rotate notes" buttons to see different ways of voicing the Fdim7 piano chord. Press either of the "change octave" buttons to see the Fdim7 piano chord in different octaves. In the diagram below, you will only find the right hand notes. The bass (left hand note) is simply the root of the chord (F). If you listen while the chord plays, you can hear that the bass note stays consistant while the top notes are changing.

F diminished 7th

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Minor Third

The minor third of a F diminished 7th piano chord (Ab) is up 3 half-steps from the root (F).

To find the minor third:

Skip two half-steps up from the root (F) and land on the third half-step (Ab).

Start on:

The root of the chord (F)

Skip two half-steps:

And land on the third half-step:

the minor third of the chord (Ab)

The Diminished Seventh

The diminished seventh(bottom note shown in red) is down three half-steps from the root. Skip two keys down (to the left) from the root, F (landing on the third note, D) to find the diminished seventh.

If you start on F, skip E, Eb and land on D.

To find out more about diminished chords and how they are built on minor thirds, visit my helpful minor thirds/diminished chords tutorial.

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C Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of C are down a fourth or up a fifth from piano chords with a root of F.

C major (C)
C minor (Cm)
C major 7th (CM7)
C minor 7th (Cm7)
C dominant 7th (C7)
C diminished 7th (Cdim7)

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C# Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of C# are down a fourth or up a fifth from piano chords with a root of F.

C# major (C#)
C# minor (C#m)
C# major 7th (C#M7)
C# minor 7th (C#m7)
C# dominant 7th (C#7)
C# diminished 7th (C#dim7)

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Db Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of Db are down a major third or up a sharp fifth (minor sixth) from piano chords with a root of F.

Db major (Db)
Db minor (Dbm)
Db major 7th (DbM7)
Db minor 7th (Dbm7)
Db dominant 7th (Db7)
Db diminished 7th (Dbdim7)

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D Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of D are down a minor third or up a major sixth from piano chords with a root of F.

D major (D)
D minor (Dm)
D major 7th (DM7)
D minor 7th (Dm7)
D dominant 7th (D7)
D diminished 7th (Ddim7)

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D# Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of D# are down a minor third or up a major sixth from piano chords with a root of F.

D# major (D#)
D# minor (D#m)
D# major 7th (D#M7)
D# minor 7th (D#m7)
D# dominant 7th (D#7)
D# diminished 7th (D#dim7)

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Eb Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of Eb are down a major second or up a minor seventh from piano chords with a root of F.

Eb major (Eb)
Eb minor (Ebm)
Eb major 7th (EbM7)
Eb minor 7th (Ebm7)
Eb dominant 7th (Eb7)
Eb diminished 7th (Ebdim7)

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E Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of E are down a minor second or up a major seventh from piano chords with a root of F.

E major (E)
E minor (Em)
E major 7th (EM7)
E minor 7th (Em7)
E dominant 7th (E7)
E diminished 7th (Edim7)

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F Piano Chords

F major (F)
F minor (Fm)
F major 7th (FM7)
F minor 7th (Fm7)
F dominant 7th (F7)
F diminished 7th (Fdim7)

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F# Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of F# are down a octave or up a octave from piano chords with a root of F.

F# major (F#)
F# minor (F#m)
F# major 7th (F#M7)
F# minor 7th (F#m7)
F# dominant 7th (F#7)
F# diminished 7th (F#dim7)

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Gb Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of Gb are down a major seventh or up a minor second from piano chords with a root of F.

Gb major (Gb)
Gb minor (Gbm)
Gb major 7th (GbM7)
Gb minor 7th (Gbm7)
Gb dominant 7th (Gb7)
Gb diminished 7th (Gbdim7)

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G Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of G are down a minor seventh or up a major second from piano chords with a root of F.

G major (G)
G minor (Gm)
G major 7th (GM7)
G minor 7th (Gm7)
G dominant 7th (G7)
G diminished 7th (Gdim7)

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G# Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of G# are down a minor seventh or up a major second from piano chords with a root of F.

G# major (G#)
G# minor (G#m)
G# major 7th (G#M7)
G# minor 7th (G#m7)
G# dominant 7th (G#7)
G# diminished 7th (G#dim7)

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Ab Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of Ab are down a major sixth or up a minor third from piano chords with a root of F.

Ab major (Ab)
Ab minor (Abm)
Ab major 7th (AbM7)
Ab minor 7th (Abm7)
Ab dominant 7th (Ab7)
Ab diminished 7th (Abdim7)

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A Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of A are down a sharp fifth (minor sixth) or up a major third from piano chords with a root of F.

A major (A)
A minor (Am)
A major 7th (AM7)
A minor 7th (Am7)
A dominant 7th (A7)
A diminished 7th (Adim7)

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A# Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of A# are down a sharp fifth (minor sixth) or up a major third from piano chords with a root of F.

A# major (A#)
A# minor (A#m)
A# major 7th (A#M7)
A# minor 7th (A#m7)
A# dominant 7th (A#7)
A# diminished 7th (A#dim7)

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Bb Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of Bb are down a fifth or up a fourth from piano chords with a root of F.

Bb major (Bb)
Bb minor (Bbm)
Bb major 7th (BbM7)
Bb minor 7th (Bbm7)
Bb dominant 7th (Bb7)
Bb diminished 7th (Bbdim7)

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B Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of B are down a flat fifth or up a flat fifth from piano chords with a root of F.

B major (B)
B minor (Bm)
B major 7th (BM7)
B minor 7th (Bm7)
B dominant 7th (B7)
B diminished 7th (Bdim7)

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Playing Fdim7 Piano Chords from a Fake Book:

These are general guidelines and not hard-and-fast rules.

Generally, the idea is to supply the missing notes underneath the melody note. By "underneath" I mean to the left of melody note on the piano, or lower in pitch.

Fdim7 with the root (F) in the melody

If the melody note is the root of the chord (F), play the following notes underneath the melody:

the third (Ab)
the seventh (D)

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Fdim7 with the third (Ab) in the melody

If the melody note is the third of the chord (Ab), play the following notes underneath the melody:

the seventh (Ab)

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Fdim7 with the fifth (B) in the melody

If the melody note is the fifth of the chord (B), play the following notes underneath the melody:

the third (Ab)
the seventh (D)

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Fdim7 with the seventh (D) in the melody

If the melody note is the seventh of the chord (D), play the following notes underneath the melody:

the third (Ab)

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Piano Chord Progressions that use the Fdim7 chord

The Fdim7 chord is the flat two diminished 7th chord in the I, biidim7, iim7, V7 progression in the key of E

The Fdim7 chord is the flat two diminished 7th chord in the IM7, biidim7, iim7, V7 progression in the key of E

The Fdim7 chord is the flat three diminished 7th chord in the I, biiidim7, iim7, V7 progression in the key of D