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Ukulele (low G) tuning

Adim on guitar

Adim is a diminished, spelled A, C and Eb. In Ukulele (low G) tuning (G3 C4 E4 A4) the easiest shape is 2353, which sits at fret 2 and spans 3 frets. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 11.

Notes and intervals

NoteACEb
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.

A diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.1243
2353sits at fret 2 and spans 3 frets
A diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 3, open. Frets are relative to the capo.213
5350sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets and lets 1 string ring open
A diminished, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr12
x056sits at fret 5, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
A diminished, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr21
x980sits at fret 8, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
A diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr321
x986sits at fret 6, spans 3 frets and mutes 1 string
A diminished, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 11 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr1
x0110sits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
A diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 5 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.12
2050sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
A diminished, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 1, open, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr123
5056sits at fret 5, spans 1 fret and lets 1 string ring open
A diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.132
2053sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets and lets 1 string ring open
A diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 2, fret 3, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 3, strings 2 to 4.23
5353sits at fret 3 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3
A diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.213
535xsits at fret 3, spans 2 frets and mutes 1 string
A diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 5 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.1
x050sits at fret 5, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys Adim belongs to

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

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