- As studied in Level Four, a diminished chord is a chord composed of a minor
third and a diminished fifth above the root.
In this example, the four chords all have a minor third and a diminished fifth.
Therefore, you call these chords “diminished chords”.
- An augmented chord is a chord composed of a major third and an augmented
fifth above the root.
In this example, the four chords are all composed with a major third and an
augmented fifth. Therefore, you call these chords “augmented chords”.
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Note:As mentioned in Level Four, a diminished chord is found on the 7th degree of a major
scale, and on the 2nd or 7th degree of a harmonic minor scale. An augmented chord
would be found on the 3rd of a harmonic minor scale.
Diminished or Augmented Chords
C dim F dim B dim Fdim
F aug G aug Caug Ebaug
