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Adim Guitar Chord

A tense, unstable chord demanding resolution. Often used as a passing chord between two more stable chords, for example between the I and II degrees.

Guitar

Strings X–0–1–2–1–X

How to play the Adim chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–1–2–1–X from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Do not play

Notation for Adim chord

Other names: A diminished, A dim, A°

Music theory name: diminished triad

Common name: A diminished chord

Intervals and tones in Adim chord

Note Interval
A Root
C Minor 3rd
Eb Diminished 5th

All Variations

Open
X–0–1–2–1–X
Fret 3
5–3–X–4–3–X
Fret 7
X–X–7–8–X–8
Fret 10
X–12–10–X–10–11

Songs using Adim