D♯dim
Diminished · D♯ – F♯ – A
- D♯R
- F♯m3
- A♭5
Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the D♯dim chord
The D♯dim chord (Diminished) is built from D♯ (the root), F♯ (a minor third) and A (a diminished fifth). Diminished triads are tense and unstable, often used as passing chords between stronger harmonies.