Adim is the A diminished chord. It has 3 notes: A – C – E♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5).
A diminished chord is built from two minor thirds. It sounds tense and unstable and is mostly used as a passing chord between two other chords.
Adim chord on Guitar
xx7545
x-x-7-8-10-8
x-x-x-14-13-11Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A not played; D 7th fret; G 5th fret; B 4th fret; high E 5th fret.
Adim chord on Ukulele
5353
8986
14-12-11-12Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 5th fret; C 3rd fret; E 5th fret; A 3rd fret.
Adim chord on Piano
Play A, C and E♭ together with your right hand, and A (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the Adim chord
Adim appears in 25 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Childish Gambino – Lithonia Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Majestic – You Can Make The Pathway Bright on Piano & Ukulele
- Poco – Look Within Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Natale Galletta – Mai Mai Mai Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Ruel – Japanese Whiskey Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- laufey – Dear Soulmate Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Superfly – Gifts Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Amaia Romero – Yo Invito Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Official HIGE DANdism – Cry Baby Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Ashe – When Im Older Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- John Foley – Come To The Water – I Will Run To You Chords
- Helene Fischer – Feliz Navidad Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other A chords:
Chords in the key of A major:
Adim chord: questions
What notes are in the Adim chord?
Adim (A diminished) is made of A, C and E♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5).
How do you play Adim on guitar?
The most common shape is xx7545 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Adim on ukulele?
Play 5353 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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