Guitar chord · Diminished Major 7th
Edim(maj7) chord (E Diminished Major 7th)
Diminished triad with a major 7th: tense and rare, built on a minor 3rd, a lowered 5th and a major 7th.
Notes EGBbD#
Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 7
Shapes 3 on this page
Edim(maj7) chord shapes
Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, E.
STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E
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Tap any note to hear it.
Scales to play over Edim(maj7)
These scales start on E and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Edim(maj7) is the chord of the moment.
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Questions
- What notes are in a Edim(maj7) chord?
- Edim(maj7) is E, G, Bb, D#: the 1, ♭3, ♭5, 7 of E.
- How do you play Edim(maj7) on guitar?
- 6th String Root: 0 1 1 0 x x; 5th String Root: x 7 8 8 8 x; 4th String Root: x x 2 3 4 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
- What scale goes with Edim(maj7)?
- Scales on E that contain every note of Edim(maj7): E Whole-Half Diminished, E Hungarian Minor, E Lydian #2, E Lydian b3, E Lydian Augmented #2, E Lydian #2 #6.
Diminished Major 7th chords in every key
Cdim(maj7) C#dim(maj7) Ddim(maj7) Ebdim(maj7) Edim(maj7) Fdim(maj7) F#dim(maj7) Gdim(maj7) Abdim(maj7) Adim(maj7) Bbdim(maj7) Bdim(maj7)
More E chords
E Em Edim E5 E7 Emaj7 Em7 Em(maj7) Emaj9 E9 Em9 Em11 E6 Em6 Eadd9 Esus4 Esus2 E7sus4 E7#9 Eaug Emaj7#5 Edim7 Em7b5 E7b9 E13 E6/9 E11 E9sus4 Emadd9 Eadd11 Em6/9 E7#5 E7b5 E7#11 Emaj13 Em13 Emaj11 E9#11 Emaj9#11 Emaj7#11 Em9b5 E7sus4b9 Em(maj9) E9#5 E9b5 E7b5b9 E7#5b9 E7#5#9 E7b5#9 E7b13 E13b9 E13#11 Em7#5 Emaj7b5 Emadd11