A diminished-flat-sixth chord is an inversion of a dominant-seventh, so it captures that punchy dominant sound while still managing to be a bit darker and more reserved than a typical dominant-seventh voicing. You can see a reliable and entirely movable voicing of the diminished-flat-sixth chord charted out below.
- What is a 6th diminished scale?
- How do you write diminished 6th?
- How many steps are in diminished 6th?
- What makes a diminished chord?
What is a 6th diminished scale?
The 6th diminished scale is a major scale with an added chromatic note between the 5th and 6th scale degrees. Another name for the scale is the major bebop scale. ... It is also important to understand that because C6 and A-7 chords share the same notes, this scale can also be used and analyzed in the relative minor key.
How do you write diminished 6th?
In classical music from Western culture, a diminished sixth is an interval produced by narrowing a minor sixth by a chromatic semitone. For example, the interval from A to F is a minor sixth, eight semitones wide, and both the intervals from A♯ to F, and from A to F♭ are diminished sixths, spanning seven semitones.
How many steps are in diminished 6th?
Diminished sixth
Name | |
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Semitones | 7 |
Interval class | 5 |
Just interval | 192:125, 32:21,49:32 |
Cents |
What makes a diminished chord?
A diminished chord is a type of chord that contains a minor 3rd (three half steps above the root) coupled with a diminished 5th (six half steps above the root). It has a distinctive timbre: tense, dark, and unstable sounding.