D Diminished Seventh Guitar Chord Fingering

D dim7 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The D Diminished Seventh chord is composed of the Root, Minor Third, diminished Fifth, and Diminished Seventh

The Ddim7 chord is spelled in the following ways:

  • D Diminished Seventh
  • D Dim
  • D Diminished 7
  • D O7
  • Ddim7

The notes of this chord are D, F, Ab, and Cb

Diminished 7th chords introduce in your progressions a great sense of tension and instability.

Notes that compose the D dim7 chord:

DFAbCb

How to create the Diminished Seventh chord:

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Guitar Patterns for the D Diminished Seventh chord

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Position 1
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D dim7 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
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D dim7 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
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D dim7 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
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D dim7 position 4 guitar chord diagram

Position 5
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D dim7 position 6 guitar chord diagram

Position 6
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D dim7 position 5 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C dim7 | D dim7 | E dim7 | F dim7 | G dim7 | A dim7 | B dim7 | C#dim7 | D#dim7 | F#dim7 | G#dim7 | A#dim7

How to create your own D dim7 chord fingerings

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

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