Guitar chord · Triads
A diminished chord on guitar
x0121x · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Adim on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Tense and unstable — it usually wants to resolve up by a half step.
Adim is the vii° chord in B♭ major. In minor keys: ii° in G minor.
- Notes
- ACE♭
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): play open A
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) E♭
- 3rd string (G): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) A
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, middle finger (2) C
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--1---| G|--2---| D|--1---| A|--0---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Adim note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Adim on guitar
On guitar, Adim has an open-position shape, x0121x, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E and high E strings.
