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Ddim7 Guitar Chord

A symmetrical chord built from three stacked minor thirds — any note can theoretically serve as the root. Common in jazz, classical and film music for dramatic tension.

Guitar

Strings X–X–0–1–0–1

How to play the Ddim7 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–0–1–0–1 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) Muted
5th string (A) Muted
4th string (D) Open
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Open
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · ring finger

Other names for the Ddim7 chord

Other names: D diminished 7th, D°7

Music theory name: diminished seventh chord

Common name: D diminished seventh chord

Notes and intervals in the Ddim7 chord

Note Interval
D Root
F Minor 3rd
Ab Diminished 5th
Cb Diminished 7th

All variations

Open
X–X–0–1–0–1
Fret 4
X–5–6–4–6–4
Fret 7
X–8–0–10–9–7
Fret 10
10–11–12–10–12–10

Songs using Ddim7