Originally Posted by: CSchlegel So we build a chord on every note of the C major scale. Here is the list of all the chords:

C-E-G = 1-3-5 (the "1 chord") C major chord
D-F-A = 2-4-6 (the "2 chord") D minor chord
E-G-B = 3-5-7 (the "3 chord") E minor chord
F-A-C = 4-6-1 (the "4 chord") F major chord
G-B-D = 5-7-2 (the "5 chord") G major chord
A-C-E = 6-1-3 (the "6 chord") A minor chord
B-D-F = 7-2-4 (the "7 chord") B diminished chord

Yeh.. I got this rhythm rhyme in my head for that, it goes: major, minor, minor, major, major, minor, minor. Say it out loud and it really has a nice rhythmic quality to it. The diminished is not forgotten about, it's just one of those things that you need to have in "exceptions" basket.

Question.. Do you actually bother to play it as a diminished? I certainly don't.. it really sounds horrible to me when I am creating a chord progression that includes the 7th chord. I generally play it as a minor 7th so it still has a bit of harmonic tension... may be I am just missing the point of a diminished chord and haven't found a musical groove to use it in.. yet..