Cavaquinho · Diminished chord

D°D Diminished

  • Key: D# Major
  • Easy
  • Open chord

D° is the D diminished chord on cavaquinho, made of the notes D · F · G# · B.

D° — D Diminished · Cavaquinho12345631DBGD

Other positions

Notes

  • D
  • F
  • G#
  • B

Structure

  1. 1
  2. ♭3
  3. ♭5
Sound
Diminished
Unstable, dramatic
Harmonic function
Dominant
Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of D# Major

DegreeChordFunction
ID#Tonic
iiFmSubdominant
iiiGmTonic relative
IVG#Subdominant
VA#Dominant
viCmTonic relative
vii°DdimDominant

How to play

  1. 1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 3.
  2. 2Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 4.
  3. 3Let strings 2, 1 ring open.
  4. 4Strum all the strings.

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