Adim7 Guitar Chord

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Adim7 is a diminished 7th chord made of A · C · E♭ · G♭. Diminished triad + diminished 7th — a classic passing chord. The standard shape is a barre chord at fret 1: x01212 (6th string → 1st string, x = don't play, 0 = open string).

Chord charts

Adim7

Open position · root on 5th string · x01212

Adim7

Fret 5 barre · root on 6th string · 567575 · from fret 5

Adim7

Fret 7 barre · root on 4th string · xx7878 · from fret 7

Adim7

Fret 11 barre · root on 5th string · x-12-13-11-13-11 · from fret 11

Index finger on string 4 (D), fret 1.
Middle finger on string 2 (B), fret 1.
Ring finger on string 3 (G), fret 2.
Pinky finger on string 1 (e), fret 2.
Let string 5 ring open.
Don't play string 6 (or mute lightly).
Strum down from string 5.

Adim7 guitar chord chart — fret 1 barre x01212 and 3 more shapes — All Adim7 shapes on one image — long-press (or right-click) to save it.

Notes in the chord

A
rootC
3rdE♭
5thG♭
7th

Play it easier with a capo

There's no convenient open shape to capo for this chord — the barre shape is the way to go.

Try it: capo on

Scales that fit

A Locrian Mode

Other A chords

A Am A7 Amaj7 Am7 A6 Am6 Asus4 Asus2 A7sus4 Adim Adim7 Am7b5 Aaug Aadd9 A9 Am9 Amaj9

Diminished 7th chords in other keys

Cdim7 C♯dim7 Ddim7 E♭dim7 Edim7 Fdim7 F♯dim7 Gdim7 A♭dim7 Adim7 B♭dim7 Bdim7

FAQ

What notes are in the Adim7 chord?

The Adim7 chord is made of A, C, E♭, G♭. Diminished triad + diminished 7th — a classic passing chord.

What's the easiest way to play Adim7 on guitar?

The standard shape, from the 6th string to the 1st, is x01212 (a barre chord at fret 1). Barre with your index finger and form the shape with the other fingers.

Which scale works for soloing over Adim7?

A locrian fits well.

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