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10.32One diminished seventh chord has four possible names
Because every note is equally spaced:
B-D-F-A♭
can also be viewed enharmonically as diminished chords rooted on:
B
D
F
A♭
depending on context.
This is why diminished seventh chords are such powerful modulation tools.
We’ll explore this more later.