Adim Guitar Chord
A diminished for guitar
Adim Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 5 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: A C Eb (R m3 m5).
Adim Chord
Full name: A diminishedGuitar sound:
Adim Guitar Chord Charts
Simplified notation: x 0 1 2 1 x
Difficulty level: Rookie
Simplified notation: 5 6 7 5 x 5
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Simplified notation: 5 3 x x 4 5
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Simplified notation: x 12 10 x 10 11
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Simplified notation: x x 7 5 4 5
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Adim Chord Structure
Notes: A C EbInterval structure: R m3 m5
Chord construction:
R = A
A + minor interval = C (scale degree = minor 3rd)
C + minor interval = Eb (scale degree = flat/diminished 5th)
Adim on other instruments
Adim piano
Adim guitar
Adim ukulele
Adim mandolin
Adim banjo
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Adim Chord Harmonized Progressions
A# major scale harmonized triadsA# Cm Dm D# F Gm Adim
G natural minor scale harmonized triads
Gm Adim Bb Cm Dm Eb F
G harmonic minor scale harmonized triads
Gm Adim Bbaug Cm D Eb Gbdim
A# harmonic minor scale harmonized triads
A#m Cdim Dbaug D#m F F# Adim
C melodic minor scale harmonized triads
Cm Dm Ebaug F G Adim Bdim
A# melodic minor scale harmonized triads
A#m Cm Dbaug D# F Gdim Adim
Scales Related to Adim
Scales that include all of the notes of Adim.A#/Bb major C melodic minor A#/Bb melodic minor A#/Bb ionian C#/Db harmonic minor E harmonic minor G harmonic minor A#/Bb harmonic minor G natural minor C dorian D phrygian D#/Eb lydian F mixolydian G aeolian A locrian A blues C diminished (halftone - wholetone) D diminished (halftone - wholetone) D#/Eb diminished (halftone - wholetone) F diminished (halftone - wholetone)
Adim summary table
| Guitar chord name | Adim (A diminished) |
| Guitar sound | |
| Notes and structure | A C Eb (R m3 m5) |
| Alternate tunings | |
| Chord Categories | basic diminished triad. Dim chord |
| Chord Construction | R = A A + minor interval = C (scale degree = minor 3rd) C + minor interval = Eb (scale degree = flat/diminished 5th) |
| Adim on other instruments | Adim pianoAdim guitarAdim ukuleleAdim mandolinAdim banjo |
Alter notes of Adim
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References related to this chord
basic diminished triad. Dim chordDiminished Seventh Chords on Wikipedia
Diminished Triads on Wikipedia