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Drop D tuning

D#dim on guitar

D#dim is a diminished, spelled D#, F# and A. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 10424x, which sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 11.

Notes and intervals

NoteD#F#A
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.

D# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.1324
10424xsits at fret 1, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
D# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 2, open, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 4 to 6.234
404242sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open
D# diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr1243
x6787xsits at fret 6, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
D# diminished, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 7 with finger 1, open, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr1243
70787xsits at fret 7, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
D# diminished, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 2, open, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr231
1301311xxsits at fret 11, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
D# diminished, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr321
xxx875sits at fret 5, spans 3 frets and mutes 3 strings
D# diminished, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 3, open, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr3421
130131110xsits at fret 10, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
D# diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 4, fret 5 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 3 to 5.4fr342
x64845sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 4 and mutes 1 string
D# diminished, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 11 with finger 2, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr3142
1391311xxsits at fret 9, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
D# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 2, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.132
1042xxsits at fret 1, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
D# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 2, open, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.2314
40424xsits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
D# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.1243
xx1242sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings

Keys D#dim belongs to

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

D#dim in another tuning

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