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DADGAD tuning

Edim on guitar

Edim is a diminished, spelled E, G and Bb. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is xx2012, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteEGBb
Interval1P3m5d

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

E diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 2 with finger 2, open, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.213
xx2012sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
E diminished, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 7 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 3, open, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr1324
x78078sits at fret 7, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E diminished, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 1, open, fret 7 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr213
x7507xsits at fret 5, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
E diminished, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr231
xxx9108sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
E diminished, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 14 with finger 2, open, fret 13 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr213
xx1401314sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
E diminished, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr3124
xx14121314sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
E diminished, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr3214
x7537xsits at fret 3, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
E diminished, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 4, open, fret 13 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr3142
141014013xsits at fret 10, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 3, open, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.213
2120xxsits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
E diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 3, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 4, open, fret 1 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.3142
21201xsits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 2 with finger 2, open, fret 1 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.21
xx201xsits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
E diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 3, open, fret 1 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.1324
x12012sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys Edim belongs to

Edim is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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