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introduction | perfect cadence | imperfect cadence | plagal cadence | seventh chords

introduction | major | minor | half-diminished | diminished

The diminished seventh is vii7 in minor keys - a minor third, diminished fifth and diminished seventh above the root. This chord is so often used chromatically that this chord is discussed properly in the chromatic section of this part of the site.


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