F Diminished Major 7th

Symbols:FdimMaj7
Scale Degree Formula:1-♭3-♭5-7
Interval Stack:m3 + m3 + P4
Notes:F, G#, B, E
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Construction

Using the scale degree formula, we first start with the F major scale, and number each note in the scale starting from 1 - these are the scale degrees. Next, we use the scale degree formula, in this case 1-♭3-♭5-7, to select notes from our enumerated scale. When a chord requires notes that are not in the scale, this is indicated with a flat (♭) or a sharp (#) along with the scale degree; a ♭3, for instance, would be one half-step down from the 3rd scale degree.
Alternatively, we can use the interval stack to construct our chord. With this approach, we first start with the root of the chord (F), then move our first interval (m3), which brings us to our second note in the chord (G#). We repeatedly apply each of the remaining intervals in the stack to get the full list of notes for our chord.
The diagram below shows how both the scale degree formula and interval stack methods result in the same selection of notes:
F1F#♭2G2G#♭3A3Bb4B♭5C5C##5D6D#♭7E7m3m3P4

Similar Chords

The following chords are similar to this chord and may be a suitable replacement in certain scenarios.

Chord TypeChords
Added 9thEadd9
Augmented Major 7thC+Maj7
DiminishedFdim
Diminished 7thG#dim7, Fdim7, Ddim7, Bdim7
Dominant 7thE7, C#7
Dominant 7th Flat 9thE7b9
Dominant 7th Sharp 9thC#7#9
Half-Diminished 7thFm7(b5)
MajorE
Major 2ndE2
Major 6thEM6
Major 7thEM7
Major 7th Flat FifthFMaj7b5
Major Added 11thEadd11
Minor 6thG#m6
Minor 7thC#m7
Minor Major 7thFmM7

Associated Scales

This chord can be found in the following scales.

ScaleRoots
Dorian b5D, B
Harmonic MajorC, A
Harmonic MinorA
Ionian #5C
Locrian bb7B, G#
Locrian ♮6B
Lydian #9F
Lydian Augmented #2G#, F
Lydian b3D, F
Mixolydian b2E, G
Phrygian DominantE
Phrygian b4E, C#
Super-Locrian bb7G#
Ukrainian DorianD

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