Learn Piano Chords - Diminished &

Augmented Charts
If you want to learn piano chords, you're in the right place. In this
lesson, we will learn how to build diminished and augmented
chords.
Let's start with diminished chords. We will learn two ways to
form this chord.
First method:

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To build a diminished chord, combine the root, flat third and

flat fifth of the major scale. Let's take the scale of C major as
an example. The notes of the c major scale are C, D, E, F, G, A, B.
To form a C diminished chord combine the root note, C, the flat
third, E flat and the flat fifth, G flat. The notes of the C diminished
chord are C-Eb-Gb. Another example, the notes of the G major

scale are G, A, B, C, D, E, F#. To form a G diminished chord

combine the root note, G, the flat third, Bb and the flat fifth, Db.
Second method:
To build a diminished chord simply take a major chord and
flatten the third and fifth notes of the chord by a half
step. For instance, to form an F diminished chord, you can take
the F chord with the notes F-A-C and flatten A and C by a half
step, resulting in F-Ab-Cb or an F diminished chord.

Learn Piano Chords - Diminished Chords

Chart
Let's take a look at 12 diminished chords on piano.
Here's C diminished, C# diminished, D diminished, E flat
diminished, E diminished, F diminished, F# diminished, G
diminished, A flat diminished, A diminished, B flat diminished and
B diminished.

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The notes of the C diminished chord are C-Eb-Gb.

The notes of the C# diminished chord are C#-E-G.
The notes of the D diminished chord are D-F-Ab.
The notes of the Eb diminished are Eb-Gb-Bbb (Bbb is the
same as A on the piano).
E diminished is formed by combining the notes, E, G and Bb.
F diminished is formed by combining the notes, F, Ab and
Cb (Cb is the same as B on the piano).
F# diminished is formed by combining the notes, F#, A and
C.
G diminished is formed by combining the notes, G, Bb and
Db.
For Ab diminished, the notes are Ab-Cb-Ebb. (Ebb is the
same as D on piano.)
For A diminished, the notes are A-C-Eb.
The notes of Bb diminished are Bb-Db-Fb. (Fb is the same as
E key on piano.)
And the notes of the B diminished chord are B-D-F.

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Learn Piano Chords - Augmented Chords

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Let's learn how to build an augmented chord.
First Method:
This chord is formed by combining the root, third and sharp
fifth of the major scale. If you don't know how to form a major

scale, I suggest that you visit www.piano-keyboard-guide.com

and click on the link in the navbar which says "piano scales".
Let's take the C major scale for example. The notes of this scale
are C, D, E, F, G, A, B. To form the C augmented chord, you
combine the root note, C, the third, E and the sharp fifth, G sharp.
So the notes of C augmented are C-E-G#. Another example: The
notes of the G major scale are G, A, B, C, D, E, F#. To form the G
augmented chord, you combine the root note, G, the third, B and
the sharp fifth, D sharp. The notes of the G augmented chord are
G-B-D#.
Second Method:
Another way of constructing an augmented chord is to
simplytake a major chord and raise the fifth note of the
scale by a half step. For instance, to form F augmented, simply
take an F major chord whose notes are F-A-C and raise C by a half
step to C#. The notes of F augmented are F-A-C#.
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Here's a diagram showing all 12 augmented chords on

piano. These chords are the C augmented chord, the C#
augmented chord, the D augmented chord, the Eb augmented
chord, the E augmented chord, the F augmented chord, the F#
augmented chord, the G augmented chord, the Ab augmented
chord, the A augmented chord, the Bb augmented chord and the
B augmented chord.

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n Piano Chords - Augmented Chords Chart

The notes of the C augmented chord are C E G#

The notes of the C# augmented chord are C# E# G##
(G## is the same as A key.)
The notes of the D augmented chord are D F# A#
The notes of the Eb augmented chord are Eb G B

E augmented is formed by combining the notes, E G# B#

(B# is the same as C key.)
F augmented is formed by combining the notes, F A C#
F# augmented is formed by combining the notes, F# A#
C## (C## is the same as D on piano keyboard.)
G augmented is formed by combining the notes, G B D#
To construct Ab augmented, combine the notes Ab C and E
To construct A augmented combine A C# E# (E# is the
same as F key.)
For Bb augmented, it's Bb D and F#.
And for B augmented, the notes are B D# F## (F## is the
same as G key on piano.)