Diminished triad

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A diminished triad is a triad comprising a root, minor third, and diminished fifth.

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In just intonation

In the 7-limit:

  • 5:6:7 is an upper structure of 4:5:6:7, the harmonic seventh chord.

In the 5-limit:

  • 45:54:64 is found on the viio (4532) of Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale (Zarlino), perhaps the most common 5-limit diatonic.
  • 135:160:192 is found on iio (98) and ♯vio (4532) in the duodene.
  • 25:30:36 is obtained by stacking two 6/5 minor thirds, and found on iiio (54) and vio (53) in the duodene.

In the 3-limit: