diminished seventh

Betekenis (Engels)

A musical interval equivalent to narrowing a minor seventh by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of nine semitones and spans seven degrees of the diatonic scale, is one semitone narrower than a minor seventh, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major sixth.

Sinne

The diminished seventh contains two diminished fifths , which often resolve inwards .