Edim is the E diminished chord. It has 3 notes: E – G – B♭ (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.
Edim chord on Guitar
xx2353
xxx986
x-x-14-12-11-12Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A not played; D 2nd fret; G 3rd fret; B 5th fret; high E 3rd fret.
Edim chord on Ukulele
0431
12-10-12-10
9767Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G open; C 4th fret; E 3rd fret; A 1st fret.
Edim chord on Piano
Play E, G and B♭ together with your right hand, and E (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 Edim chord
Edim appears in 26 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Richard Carpenter – Im Still Not Over You Chords on Piano and Ukulele
- Hiroji Miyamoto (宮本浩次) ft ken yokoyama – Do You Remember Chords
- Michele Zarrillo – Tutta La Vita Che Cè Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Gino Vannelli – Stormy River Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Majestic – You Can Make The Pathway Bright on Piano & Ukulele
- Mac Davis – Good Friends And Fireplaces Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Ryan Shupe And The RubberBand – I Hope They Call Me On A Mission
- The Doobie Brothers – Rollin On Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Peanut SOS – Something Missed Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Arctic Monkeys – Hello You Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Pastor Joey Crisostomo – Salamat Panginoon Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Bad Bunny – Me Fui De Vacaciones Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other E chords:
Chords in the key of E major:
Edim chord: questions
What notes are in the Edim chord?
Edim (E diminished) is made of E, G and B♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5).
How do you play Edim on guitar?
The most common shape is xx2353 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Edim on ukulele?
Play 0431 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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