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A♭dim chord

A♭dim (also written G♯dim) is the Ab diminished chord. It has 3 notes: A♭ – C♭ – D (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.

A♭dim chord on Guitar

A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 1 (420404)
Open position420404
A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 2 (xx6797)
From the 6th fretxx6797
A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 3 (x-x-x-13-12-10)
From the 10th fretx-x-x-13-12-10

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E 4th fret; A 2nd fret; D open; G 4th fret; B open; high E 4th fret.

A♭dim chord on Ukulele

A♭dim chord on ukulele, shape 1 (4242)
From the 2nd fret4242
A♭dim chord on ukulele, shape 2 (7875)
From the 5th fret7875
A♭dim chord on ukulele, shape 3 (13-11-10-11)
From the 10th fret13-11-10-11

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 4th fret; C 2nd fret; E 4th fret; A 2nd fret.

A♭dim chord on Piano

A♭dim chord on piano: A♭, C♭, D

Play A♭, C♭ and D 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 A♭dim chord

A♭dim appears in 41 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other Ab chords:

Chords in the key of A♭ major:

A♭dim chord: questions

What notes are in the A♭dim chord?

A♭dim (Ab diminished) is made of A♭, C♭ and D (1 – ♭3 – ♭5).

How do you play A♭dim on guitar?

The most common shape is 420404 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play A♭dim on ukulele?

Play 4242 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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