Triads

E Diminished chord

Two stacked minor thirds. Tense and unresolved, it usually works as a passing chord that pushes somewhere else.

Instrument

Notes in E Diminished

Notes and intervals of the E Diminished chord
Note	Interval	Semitones from root
E	Root	0
G	Minor 3rd	3
A#	Tritone	6

Formula: 0–3–6 semitones above the root. Move the whole shape up or down and you get the same chord in another key — that is why Diminished chords sound alike no matter where they start.

Other chords on E

E Major E Minor E Augmented E Major 7th E Minor 7th E Dominant 7th E Diminished 7th E Half-Diminished 7th

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