A Diminished Guitar Chord

Notes: A - C - Eb

Formula: 1 - ♭3 - ♭5

Intervals: Root, Minor 3rd, Diminished 5th

Adim

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Standard

How to Play Adim

  1. 1Mute the low E and high E strings
  2. 2Place your index finger on fret 1 of the D string
  3. 3Place your middle finger on fret 1 of the B string
  4. 4Place your ring finger on fret 2 of the G string
  5. 5Play the A string open

About Diminished Chords

Built from two stacked minor 3rds. Diminished chords sound tense and unstable, often used as passing chords.

A Diminished on Other Instruments

Piano

Other A Chords

AAmA7Amaj7Am7AaugAsus2Asus4Aadd9A6Am6A9

Other Diminished Chords

CdimC#dimDdimEbdimEdimFdimF#dimGdimAbdimBbdimBdim