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# Diminished Chords & Arpeggios

 [  Michael Palmisano @michael  ](/user/4/view)The diminished chord is used much more sparingly than major or minor chords. Take just one listen to this chord and you will understand why: It is complete tension and dissonance.

It is mostly used to imply a dominant chord sound (as we…

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