D# diminished triad for guitar (D#dim)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the D# diminished triad (D#dim) on the guitar fretboard: D# · F# · A.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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Frets15
1224
Chord
D#dim
D#F#A
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
D#
Root
· R
F#
Third
· ♭3
A
Fifth
· ♭5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 6
1st inversion
fret 11
2nd inversion
fret 3
D# diminished
The D# diminished triad is made up of three notes: D# · F# · A.
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.