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Adim7 chord

Adim7 is the A diminished seventh chord. It has 4 notes: A – C – E♭ – F♯ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – 𝄫7).

A diminished seventh stacks three minor thirds. It is very tense and symmetrical (the same shape repeats every three frets), a favourite passing chord in gospel.

Adim7 chord on Guitar

Adim7 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x01212)
Open positionx01212
Adim7 chord on guitar, shape 2 (567575)
From the 5th fret567575
Adim7 chord on guitar, shape 3 (xx7878)
From the 7th fretxx7878
Adim7 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-12-10-11-10-11)
From the 10th fretx-12-10-11-10-11

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A open; D 1st fret; G 2nd fret; B 1st fret; high E 2nd fret.

Adim7 chord on Ukulele

Adim7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (2323)
From the 2nd fret2323
Adim7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (5656)
From the 5th fret5656
Adim7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (8989)
From the 8th fret8989
Adim7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (11-12-11-12)
From the 11th fret11-12-11-12

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 2nd fret; C 3rd fret; E 2nd fret; A 3rd fret.

Adim7 chord on Piano

Adim7 chord on piano: A, C, E♭, F♯

Play A, C, E♭ and F♯ 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 Adim7 chord

Adim7 appears in 12 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other A chords:

Chords in the key of A major:

Adim7 chord: questions

What notes are in the Adim7 chord?

Adim7 (A diminished seventh) is made of A, C, E♭ and F♯ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – 𝄫7).

How do you play Adim7 on guitar?

The most common shape is x01212 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play Adim7 on ukulele?

Play 2323 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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