A# diminished triad for guitar (A#dim)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the A# diminished triad (A#dim) on the guitar fretboard: A# · C# · E.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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Frets15
1224
Chord
A#dim
A#C#E
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
A#
Root
· R
C#
Third
· ♭3
E
Fifth
· ♭5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
open
1st inversion
fret 6
2nd inversion
fret 10
A# diminished
The A# diminished triad is made up of three notes: A# · C# · E.
It sounds unstable and dissonant, and rarely ends a musical phrase -- instead it's used as a passing chord (typically on the vii degree) to build tension before a resolution.