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Hdim 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–2–0–X–0–1

How to play the Hdim chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–2–0–X–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) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Do not play
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for Hdim chord

Other names: H diminished, H dim, H°

Music theory name: diminished triad

Common name: H diminished chord

Intervals and tones in Hdim chord

Note Interval
H Root
D Minor 3rd
F Diminished 5th

All Variations

Open
X–2–0–X–0–1
Open
X–2–3–4–3–X
Fret 5
7–5–X–7–6–X
Fret 9
X–X–9–10–X–10

Songs using Hdim