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E diminished seventh · Open position
Edim7 banjo chord
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How to play Edim7 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the low D to the high D at the 2nd fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret. Let the short G string ring open.
From the short G string 0 2 3 2 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Edim7?
Edim7, E diminished seventh, is E, G, B♭ and D♭: the root (E), the minor third (G), the diminished fifth (B♭) and the diminished seventh (D♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7.
Why do four diminished seventh chords have the same notes?
A diminished seventh is minor thirds stacked all the way round, E, G, B♭ and D♭, so Edim7 has the same notes as the diminished sevenths on G, B♭ and D♭. Any of its notes can be the root.
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