D diminished triad for guitar (Ddim)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the D diminished triad (Ddim) on the guitar fretboard: D · F · G#.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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Frets15
1224
Chord
Ddim
DFG#
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
D
Root
· R
F
Third
· ♭3
G#
Fifth
· ♭5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 5
1st inversion
fret 10
2nd inversion
fret 2
D diminished
The D diminished triad is made up of three notes: D · F · G#.
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.