Adim Guitar Chord Diagrams | A Diminished

A dim position 1 guitar chord diagram

This chord is composed of the Root, Minor Third, and diminished Fifth

This chord is also spelled in the following ways:

  • A Diminished
  • A Dim
  • A Diminished Triad
  • A Ø
  • Adim

The A Diminished chord is made up of the notes A, C, and Eb

This chord is the simplest kind of diminished chord, having only three tones.

Notes in the A dim chord:

ACEb

Tones in the Diminished chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7

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Position 1
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A dim position 24 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
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A dim position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
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A dim position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
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A dim position 3 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

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

Fretboard map of A dim chord tones

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

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b3
b5
1
b3
b5
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b3
b5
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b3
b5
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b3
b5
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b3
b5
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b3
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b3
b5