Ukulele chord · Sevenths
D♭ diminished 7th chord on ukulele
0101 · Open position
All 5 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
5 ways to play D♭dim7 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Symmetrical and very tense — every note is a minor 3rd apart.
D♭dim7 is the vii°7 chord in D minor.
- Notes
- D♭F♭A𝄫C𝄫
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5𝄫7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th · diminished 7th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 5 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- 4th string (G): play open A𝄫
- 3rd string (C): 1st fret, index finger (1) D♭
- 2nd string (E): play open F♭
- 1st string (A): 1st fret, middle finger (2) C𝄫
Tablature
A|--1---| E|--0---| C|--1---| G|--0---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every D♭dim7 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 D♭dim7 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual D♭dim7 shape is 0101, using two fingers.
Notice the F♭ in D♭dim7 (D♭ F♭ A𝄫 C𝄫): each note of the chord takes its own letter (D–F–A–C), so the minor 3rd has to be written F♭ rather than E — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
