CHORD REFERENCE

A♯dim7

A♯ – C♯ – E – G1 b3 b5 bb7

Also written B♭dim7 — the same pitches spelled the other way.

The A♯ Diminished 7th chord and everything around it — the notes and how they are built, the shape on piano and guitar, the sound, and the keys it belongs to.

Notes
A♯1C♯b3Eb5Gbb7

A♯dim7 is A#, C#, E, G — the 1, b3, b5 and bb7 above the root A♯.

Piano
EGA♯C♯
Guitar

Ways to play it

A-shape barre — 1st fret
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Guitar — every position (frets 0–12)

357912eEGA♯C♯EBC♯EGA♯GGA♯C♯EGDEGA♯C♯AA♯C♯EGEEGA♯C♯E

Root notes are red. The shapes above are movable — an E-shape has its root on the low E string, an A-shape on the A string. any group of these notes on the neck sounds the chord.

Ukulele (standard G–C–E–A)

Movable shape
GCEA
357912AA♯C♯EGEEGA♯C♯ECC♯EGA♯GGA♯C♯EG

The shape above is movable up the neck. Every position of the chord tones on the ukulele neck — any group that sounds only A#, C#, E, G plays the chord.

In which keys

A♯dim7 is a colour chord — it is not diatonic to a plain major or minor key, which is what gives it its character. It shows up as a borrowed chord, an altered dominant, or a passing sound.

Other A♯ chords

Triads

A♯MajorA♯mMinorA♯5Power Chord (5)A♯dimDiminishedA♯augAugmentedA♯sus2Suspended 2ndA♯sus4Suspended 4th

Sixths & sevenths

A♯6Major 6thA♯m6Minor 6thA♯7Dominant 7thA♯maj7Major 7thA♯m7Minor 7thA♯m(maj7)Minor–Major 7thA♯m7♭5Half-Diminished (m7♭5)A♯7sus47sus4

Altered dominants

A♯7♭57♭5A♯7♯57♯5 (Augmented 7th)A♯7♭97♭9A♯7♯97♯9 (Hendrix Chord)

Extended & added

A♯add9Added 9thA♯6/96/9A♯9Dominant 9thA♯maj9Major 9thA♯m9Minor 9thA♯11Dominant 11thA♯13Dominant 13th
Diminished 7th on another root
CC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

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