Diminished Chord
Diminished Chord
The diminished chord is a minor triad chord but with the 5th note flattened.
Let’s use the C diminished chord to show this:
C minor
C diminished
Diminished Chord Formula:
The diminished chord formula is 1-b3-b5 (i.e. the Root, b3rd and b5th notes).
You can use MusicWheels™ to discover all the other diminished chords and their notes.
Guitar Diagrams
Diminished Chords - CAGED - Across the Fretboard
The diagrams below show the generic CAGED shapes for diminished chords.
The violet note is the root note of the chord, for example:
– if you wish to play the A dim chord then the violet root note will be the note of A
– if you wish to play the D dim chord then the violet root note will be the note of D and so on.
Keyboard Diagrams
