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Originally Posted by USGold
If you flatten the third isn't it a second?
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allthumbs meant flatting the 3rd and 5th of Major chord, so you get a 1,b3,b5 for the regular dim chord. Also the dim7 chord actually contains a 6, but that's because it's derived from a b7 and is actually notated as bb7 (double flat). I like these chords, cool dark sound and great to use when changing keys and as passing chords as mentioned before. Also the arpeggio shape is easy as hell and is pretty neat
Dim7 Arpeggio
|----------------------------6--9-|
|-------------------------8-------|
|-------------------6--9----------|
|-------------5--8----------------|
|-------4--7----------------------|
|-3--6----------------------------|
Basicly, each following note in the dim7 chord is a b3 apart from the last, so it's a perfectly symmetrical chord, hence it's usefulness
