Ukulele chord · Sevenths
D diminished 7th chord on ukulele
1212 · 1st fret
All 4 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
4 ways to play Ddim7 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Symmetrical and very tense — every note is a minor 3rd apart.
Ddim7 is the vii°7 chord in E♭ minor.
- Notes
- DFA♭C♭
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5𝄫7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · diminished 7th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 4 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · 1st fret
- 4th string (G): 1st fret, index finger (1) A♭
- 3rd string (C): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) D
- 2nd string (E): 1st fret, middle finger (2) F
- 1st string (A): 2nd fret, pinky finger (4) C♭
Tablature
A|--2---| E|--1---| C|--2---| G|--1---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Ddim7 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Ddim7 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual Ddim7 shape is 1212, using four fingers.
Notice the C♭ in Ddim7 (D F A♭ C♭): each note of the chord takes its own letter (D–F–A–C), so the diminished 7th has to be written C♭ rather than B — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
