Information about the diminished seventh chord

Name

diminished seventh

Alternative names

dim7°7o7

Quality

Diminished
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Intervals

How to build a diminished seventh chord?

Use the following intervals in any order to construct this chord.
P1
Has 0 semitones and spans 1 naturals.
m3
Has 3 semitones and spans 3 naturals.
d5
Has 6 semitones and spans 5 naturals.
d7
Has 9 semitones and spans 7 naturals.

Scales

Which scales can you play on the diminished seventh chord?

ultralocrianlocrian 6romanian minordorian #4lydian diminishedhungarian majorlydian #9diminishedhalf-whole diminishedcomposite blueschromatic