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D Diminished Major 7th

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The D Diminished Major 7th chord contains the notes D, F, A♭, and C♯.

Notes: D, F, A♭, C♯ · Piano keys: D F A♭ C♯

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D – F – A♭ – C♯

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Introduction

The D Diminished Major 7th chord is a four-note chord made up of D, F, A♭, and C♯.

Notes

Notes:D – F – A♭ – C♯

Key Signature

A Diminished Major 7th chord is built from symmetrical or ambiguous intervals, so it doesn’t belong to a single key and has no key signature of its own.

D Diminished Major 7th — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the D Diminished Major 7th chord on piano?
The D Diminished Major 7th chord contains the notes D – F – A♭ – C♯. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data reflects piano.org's own interval-derived dataset.

  1. 1

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Chopin, Frédéric(1839)

    Prelude in D major, Op. 28 No. 5

    Public domain score
  4. 4

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