Diminished Chords

Lesson 3/71 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Beginner Rhythm Guitar

Diminished Chords

The chord symbol for a diminished chord is o or dim. The full name of this chord is diminished seventh but it is usually referred to as a diminished chord. Here is the most common chord shape for the diminished chord.

Eb^B or A^B or C^B or F#^B

This diminished chord shape uses only the first four strings and has four different names. The diminished chord can take its name from any note in the chord, e.g., the shape to the left contains the notes E flat (Eb), C, A and F sharp (F#). So this shape can be either Ebdim, Cdim, Adim or F#dim. If this shape was moved up one fret it would be Edim or C#dim, Bbdim or Gdim, etc. To locate any diminished chord simply play this diminished shape so that it includes the letter name of the chord.

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1- Eighth Note Triplet Rhythms 2- F Major Chord 3- B Minor Chord 4- Minor Chords 5- Silent Strums and Continuous Rhythm 6- Eighth Note Rhythms 7- Suspended Chords 8- A Major Chord 9- Bass Note Rhythm Patterns 10- Alternative Chord Shapes 11- Rock Chords 12- LESSON ONE 13- Sixteenth Note Rhythms 14- Augmented Chords 15- INTRODUCTION 16- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS 17- Chord Chart 18- How to Tune Your Guitar 19- Major Seventh Chords 20- Staccato Strumming 21- Rhythm Rests 22- Minor Seventh Chords 23- Major Sixth Chords 24- Alternate Bass Note Picking 25- Rhythm Rests and Eighth Note Strum Combinations 26- Diminished Chords 27- Silent Strum Rhythm Variations 28- Tuning to Another Instrument 29- More titles by LearnToPlayMusic.com 30- Chord Symbols 31- Arpeggio Playing 32- Turnaround Progressions 33- New Topic 34- <span class="symbolA">^</span> Time Rhythm Patterns 35- Eighth Note Rhythm Patterns 36- Slide Finger 37- The C Major Chord 38- Alternative Chord Fingerings 39- Approach to Practice 40- Tuning the Guitar to Itself 41- Combining Strumming And Arpeggio Patterns 42- The Seventh Chord 43- Bass Note Rhythm Patterns 44- 12 Bar Blues 45- Chord Progressions 46- Electronic Tuner 47- Tuning Hints 48- Rhythm Patterns 49- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard 50- Acoustic Guitars 51- Open Chord Shapes 52- The Chromatic Scale 53- Electric Guitars 54- Electric Guitars (played through an amplifier) 55- Guitar Fretboard 56- Amplifiers 57- How to Read Sheet Music 58- Strings 59- Easy Chord Table 60- Seating 61- How to Transpose 62- The Pick 63- The Capo 64- Right Arm Position 65- 12 Bar Blues 66- The Rudiments of Music 67- Turnarounds 68- Note Values 69- Notes, Rhythms and Rests 70- Chord Diagrams 71- Rhythm Symbols

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Diminished Chords