Ddim guitar chord
D diminished. Notes: D F A♭.01
BeginnerEasy shape
Open position · Tense & lean
Strum only the four highest strings.
String by string, low to high
- Low E muted: don’t play it
- A muted: don’t play it
- D open (D)
- G fret 1, finger 1 (A♭)
- B fret 3, finger 3 (D)
- High E fret 1, finger 2 (F)
02
IntermediateHarder shape
A-shape · fret 5 · Full & movable
Root on the 5th string at fret 5. Place your first finger on fret 5 first, then add the others.
String by string, low to high
- Low E muted: don’t play it
- A fret 5, finger 1 (D)
- D fret 6, finger 2 (A♭)
- G fret 7, finger 4 (D)
- B fret 6, finger 3 (F)
- High E muted: don’t play it
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