A Diminished Guitar Chord (Adim)

A Diminished (Adim) is built from A, C, Eb, which is the 1P - 3m - 5d formula measured from the root A. This entry documents the notes and intervals; no playable fingerings are catalogued yet.

Diminished
Notes: A · C · EbIntervals: 1P – 3m – 5d

Fingerings for Adim

No playable fingering is catalogued for Adim yet. The notes and intervals below still tell you what the chord is made of.

Notes in Adim

  • A1P
  • C3m
  • Eb5d

How to play Adim

A Diminished Guitar Chord (Adim) is unstable and cinematic, used as a passing or tension chord.

Beginner tip

Diminished shapes move in small steps, so keep your hand relaxed and shift rather than stretch.

Practice idea

Slide it up three frets at a time and notice it repeats its own shape.

Adim FAQ

What notes are in A Diminished?
A Diminished (Adim) contains A, C, Eb. In interval terms that is 1P - 3m - 5d above the root A.
Is Adim hard for beginners?
Adim is catalogued for reference. Diminished shapes move in small steps, so keep your hand relaxed and shift rather than stretch.