Originally Posted by: magicninjaHow do diminished and suspended chords work. *gets pen and pad*
A diminished triad works just the same as all the other triads. It's based around 3rd intervals. It features a minor 3rd and a diminished 5th (which is a minor 3rd away from the initial 3rd).
Example:
F#dim includes these notes. F#, A, C
The distance between the F# and the A is a minor 3rd. The distance from the A to the C is a minor 3rd. And that's what makes a diminished chord.
On the suspended chords, it depends on the type of chord, but essentially you're just replacing the 3rd with either a 2nd (major 2nd I believe) or a 4th.
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