Electric guitar · Diminished chord

DdimD Diminished

Key: D# Major
Medium
Open chord

Ddim is the D diminished chord on electric guitar, made of the notes D · F · G# · B.

Other positions

Notes

D
F
G#
B

Structure

1
♭3
♭5

Sound: Diminished; Unstable, dramatic
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of D# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	D#	Tonic
ii	Fm	Subdominant
iii	Gm	Tonic relative
IV	G#	Subdominant
V	A#	Dominant
vi	Cm	Tonic relative
vii°	Ddim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from string 3 to string 1.
2Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 2.
3Let string 4 ring open.
4Don't play strings 6, 5.
5Strum from string 4 down.