Songs with diminished chords

Songs with Diminished Chords:

• “All I Want for Christmas” by Mariah Carey.
• “Chattanooga Choo Choo” by Glenn Miller.
• “Every Time You Go Away” by Paul Young.
• “I've Got Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks.
• “Michelle” by the Beatles.
• “This Love” by Maroon 5.
• “Somewhere over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz.
• “SOS” by Abba.

1. Are there only 3 diminished chords?
2. What is a diminished chord in music?
3. What are the 4 chords in every pop song?

Are there only 3 diminished chords?

The diminished chord is built out of minor 3rds (3 semitones). ... Because of this the diminished chord repeats at intervals of minor thirds. This means there are only 3 unique diminished chords: Cdim7 = E♭dim7 = G♭dim7 = Adim7.

What is a diminished chord in music?

Diminished chords are triads that include a root, a minor third, and a flat fifth (also called a diminished fifth). Their first two notes are the same as those in a minor triad—the difference is the fifth. ... In a diminished chord, the fifth is dropped down by a half step to a tritone above the root note.

What are the 4 chords in every pop song?

The I–V–vi–IV progression is a common chord progression popular across several genres of music. It involves the I, V, vi, and IV chords of any particular musical scale. For example, in the key of C major, this progression would be: C–G–Am–F.