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here's my stab...but mind you I am teaching myself musical theory, so this may be totally incorrect, and worded wrongly...

Is it a D-flat diminished?
 
Well, your lowest note in there is an E, so I'd call it Em6. Your notes are G, E, E, C#. It could also sound/act like an A7, depending on what key you're playing in.
 
seeso said:
Well, your lowest note in there is an E, so I'd call it Em6. Your notes are G, E, E, C#. It could also sound/act like an A7, depending on what key you're playing in.
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Yah, it's GCEA. Thanks, seeso!

It's used in the opening of Cute Little Penguins' "Flying".
 
seeso said:
Well, your lowest note in there is an E, so I'd call it Em6. Your notes are G, E, E, C#. It could also sound/act like an A7, depending on what key you're playing in.
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why is E the lowest note? urgh, i'm never gonna grasp this...

if I had a C#, and then went 3, then 3 (as a diminished chord would)...

wouldn't I have C#, E, and G?

I may never understand this music stuff.
 
hotnanas said:
why is E the lowest note? urgh, i'm never gonna grasp this...

if I had a C#, and then went 3, then 3 (as a diminished chord would)...

wouldn't I have C#, E, and G?

I may never understand this music stuff.
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E is the lowest note because it's lower than all the other notes in the chord. Taken out of context, the lowest note is the first thing I look for when trying to define a chord.

Your suggestion isn't wrong. It can also be a C#dim chord in the right context. If you were playing in the key of D, for example, I'd call that chord either an A7 or a C#dim.

As an aside, a chord built on the 7th degree of any major scale is diminished, but it's also a V7 chord without the root. That's why they serve similar functions in songwriting.

Here's an example in C. Your C major scale is:

C, D, E, F, G, A, B

A chord built on the 7th degree in the key of C major is:

B, D, F

By definition, that is a diminished chord. The 3rd is minor and the 5th is diminished.

But take a look at a V7 chord in the key of C major:

G B D F

You see the similarities?
 
eh, i think i am gonna stick to just playing the chords that songs call for!

this is tougher than all my college engineering courses were!
 
UKISOCIETY said:
seeso said:
Well, your lowest note in there is an E, so I'd call it Em6. Your notes are G, E, E, C#. It could also sound/act like an A7, depending on what key you're playing in.
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Yah, it's GCEA. Thanks, seeso!

It's used in the opening of Cute Little Penguins' "Flying".
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GCEA is your tuning. You can play in any key using that tuning. (Some easier than others.)
 
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