Adim Guitar Chord: How to Play Adim (5 Shapes)
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Adim guitar chord, Barre at fret 112
Barre at fret 1 · x 0 1 2 1 x

Adim guitar chord

5 ways to play Adim on guitar, with finger positions. Tap a shape to see how to play it.

About the Adim chord

The diminished triad stacks two minor thirds, giving a tense, unstable sound. It is usually a passing chord that leads somewhere else. The symbol for it is Adim.

A1
C♭3
E♭♭5

How to play Adim

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the top 4 strings at fret 1, pressing just behind the fret.
  2. Put your middle finger on the G string at fret 2.
  3. Strum and let the A string ring open, and don't play the low E and high E strings.

1 index · 2 middle · 3 ring · 4 little

Other A chords

A Am A5 A7 Amaj7 Am7 Asus2 Asus4 Adim7 Aaug A6 Am6 Aadd9 Amadd9 A9 Am9 Amaj9 Am7♭5 A7sus4 A7♯9 A7♭9 A13 A6/9 AmMaj7

Adim chord questions

What notes are in a Adim chord?

Adim is made of A, C and E♭. In intervals that is 1, ♭3, ♭5 above the root, A.

What is the easiest way to play Adim?

The first shape above is the most common one: x 0 1 2 1 x from the low E string to the high E, where x means don't play that string and 0 means play it open. It uses a barre, so if that is hard at first, try one of the other shapes.

Is Adim a barre chord?

The main shape uses a barre, where one finger holds down several strings at once. Press just behind the fret and roll the finger slightly onto its side.