Diminished Triads and Inversions

Concept 3
C diminished triad inversions
Root inversion 1st inversion 2nd inversion

root b3 b5 b3 b5 root b5 root b3

11 14 14 20 8 11
13 16 7

Diminished triad ascending and descending in minor thirds

Cdim

4
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

1411 14 11 14 11 14 11 17 14 17 14 17 14 17 14 20 17 20 17 20 17 20 17
13 13 13 13 16 16 16 16 19 19 19 19

7
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3

17 14 17 14 17 14 17 14 14 11 14 11 14 11 14 11 14 11
16 16 16 16 13 13 13 13 13 (13) (13)

Diminished triad descending in minor thirds

Cdim

10

3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

14 11 14 11 14 11 14 11 11 8 11 8 11 8 11 8 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5
13 13 13 13 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7

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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3

11 8 11 8 11 8 11 8 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 5 2 5 2 5 2
10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 (4)

Chord progression including diminished triad

Dm C

16

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

17 13 17 13 17 13 17 13 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12
15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13

B A C dim Dm

18

3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3

13 10 13 10 13 10 13 10 12 9 12 9 15 12 15 12
11 11 11 11 10 10 14 14 15

2/2