Guitar chord · Triads
E diminished chord on guitar
0120x0 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Edim on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Tense and unstable — it usually wants to resolve up by a half step.
Edim is the vii° chord in F major. In minor keys: ii° in D minor.
- Notes
- EGB♭
- 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): play open E
- 5th string (A): 1st fret, index finger (1) B♭
- 4th string (D): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) E
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): don’t play — mute it
- 1st string (high E): play open E
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--x---| G|--0---| D|--2---| A|--1---| E|--0---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Edim 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 Edim on guitar
On guitar, Edim is one of the friendlier shapes: 0120x0 needs just two fingers and lets the open strings ring. Don’t strum the B string.
