TuneKite › Guitar chords › A♭dim Guitar chord
A♭dim A flat diminished
Difficulty
Fingers 4
Shapes 12 How to play A♭dim Ring finger (3): 4th fret of the low E string. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the A string. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the G string. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the high E string. Let ring open: D string, B string. ‹ A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 420104 3 2 1 4 E A D G B E
A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 420104 3 2 1 4 E B G D A E
420104
A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 420404 2 1 3 4 E A D G B E
A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 420404 2 1 3 4 E B G D A E
420404
A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets 42010x 4 2 1 E A D G B E A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets 42010x 4 2 1 E B G D A E 42010x
A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 42013x 4 2 1 3 E A D G B E A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 42013x 4 2 1 3 E B G D A E 42013x
A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 42x43x 3 1 4 2 E A D G B E A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 42x43x 3 1 4 2 E B G D A E 42x43x · dim shape (E string) shape
A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 42040x 3 1 4 E A D G B E A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 42040x 3 1 4 E B G D A E 42040x
A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 42043x 3 1 4 2 E A D G B E A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 42043x 3 1 4 2 E B G D A E 42043x
A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 4x0104 2 1 3 E A D G B E A♭dim chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 4x0104 2 1 3 E B G D A E 4x0104
› 1 / 8
Chords that go with A♭dim The other chords of A major, the key where A♭dim is home (vii°). Songs in this key move between them.
A I A Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open. Bm ii Bm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 finger 1, fret 4 finger 3, fret 4 finger 4, fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1. Barre at fret 2. C♯m iii C♯m Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 finger 1, fret 6 finger 3, fret 6 finger 4, fret 5 finger 2, fret 4 finger 1. Barre at fret 4. 4fr D IV D Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2. E V E Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open, open. F♯m vi F♯m Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 finger 1, fret 4 finger 3, fret 4 finger 4, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 1. Barre at fret 2. Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the A♭dim chord A flat diminished is built from 3 notes: A♭ (1), C♭ (♭3), E𝄫 (♭5). The lowest note you play should be the root, A♭, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.
A♭dim belongs to A major (vii°), F sharp minor (ii°).
