E diminished (Edim)

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Gmin 3

B♭Tritone

Tense and unstable. Used as a passing chord or to create dramatic tension. Common in jazz and classical music.

Notes: EGB♭
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
Type: Diminished triad

How to play it

Edim

E diminished, Open

Bass: E, the root
Root: E
Strings: E A D G · open

ERoot
Gm3
B♭TT

Up the neck

6 voicings, same three notes

Why it sounds diminished

E+3 fretsG+3 fretsB♭

Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with Em →

Where to go next

Other Dim chords

Same quality, every root

Cdim C♯dim Ddim E♭dim Edim Fdim F♯dim Gdim A♭dim Adim B♭dim Bdim

How to play it

Edim

E diminished, Open

Bass: E, the root
Root: E
Strings: E A D G · open

ERoot
Gm3
B♭TT

Up the neck

6 voicings, same three notes

Where to go next

Other Dim chords

Same quality, every root

Cdim C♯dim Ddim E♭dim Edim Fdim F♯dim Gdim A♭dim Adim B♭dim Bdim

E diminished (Edim)

ERoot

Gmin 3

B♭Tritone

Tense and unstable. Used as a passing chord or to create dramatic tension. Common in jazz and classical music.

Notes: EGB♭
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
Type: Diminished triad

How to play it

Edim

E diminished, Open

Bass: E, the root
Root: E
Strings: E A D G · open

ERoot
Gm3
B♭TT

Up the neck

6 voicings, same three notes

Why it sounds diminished

E+3 fretsG+3 fretsB♭

Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with Em →

Where to go next

Other Dim chords

Same quality, every root

Cdim C♯dim Ddim E♭dim Edim Fdim F♯dim Gdim A♭dim Adim B♭dim Bdim

How to play it

Edim

E diminished, Open

Bass: E, the root
Root: E
Strings: E A D G · open

ERoot
Gm3
B♭TT

Up the neck

6 voicings, same three notes

Where to go next

Other Dim chords

Same quality, every root

Cdim C♯dim Ddim E♭dim Edim Fdim F♯dim Gdim A♭dim Adim B♭dim Bdim