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Adim Guitar Chord

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 diminished
Guitar sound:

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Adim Guitar Chord Charts

Simplified notation: x 0 1 2 1 x Difficulty level: Rookie
Adim for guitar on frets x, 0, 1, 2, 1, x

Simplified notation: 5 6 7 5 x 5
Adim for guitar on frets 5, 6, 7, 5, x, 5

Simplified notation: 5 3 x x 4 5
Adim for guitar on frets 5, 3, x, x, 4, 5

Simplified notation: x 12 10 x 10 11
Adim for guitar on frets x, 12, 10, x, 10, 11

Simplified notation: x x 7 5 4 5
Adim for guitar on frets x, x, 7, 5, 4, 5

Adim Inversions on guitar

$Adim\C guitar chord$

$Adim\Eb guitar chord$

Adim chord charts for left handed guitar

Adim Chord Structure

Notes: A C Eb
Interval 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 Piano chord chart

Adim guitar
Adim Guitar chord chart

Adim ukulele
Adim ukulele chord

Adim mandolin
Adim mandolin chord

Adim banjo
Adim banjo chord

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Adim Chord Harmonized Progressions

A# major scale harmonized triads
A# 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 chord staff

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 piano Adim guitar Adim ukulele Adim mandolin Adim banjo

Tweak notes of Adim

References related to this chord

basic diminished triad. Dim chord

Diminished Seventh Chords on Wikipedia

Diminished Triads on Wikipedia