WTFChord

D♯dim

D# Diminished chord

Notes

D#F#A

Intervals

1b3b5

Root

D#

Voicings on standard tuning

Voicing 1
Voicing 2
Voicing 3
Voicing 4
Voicing 5
Voicing 6
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About D♯dim

Common progressions using D♯dim

I–V–vi–IV

A#→Cm→G#

With D#diminished as the tonic, this is the classic four-chord pop loop.

ii–V–I

Fm7→A#7

D#diminished is the resting point everything resolves to.

I–IV–V

G#→A#

The three-chord backbone of folk, country and early rock and roll.

Other D# chords

D♯D♯mD♯ Dominant 7thD♯ Major 7thD♯ Minor 7thD♯ Suspended 2ndD♯ Suspended 4thD♯ AugmentedD♯ 6thD♯ 9thD♯ Add 9D♯ Power Chord

Same quality, other roots

CdimC♯dimDdimEdimFdimF♯dimGdimG♯dimAdimA♯dimBdim