When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Diminished seventh (or ‘dim7’ from here on out) chords are nowhere near as scary as they sound - ...

and the only diminished 7th chord - F#dim7. Texture Melody and accompaniment. Tempo Moderately slow, typical of a ballad. 4/4 time, though in verses 1 and 2, there is one 3/4 bar, and in verse 2 ...