E diminished triad for guitar (Edim)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the E diminished triad (Edim) on the guitar fretboard: E · G · A#.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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Frets15
1224
Chord
Edim
EGA#
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
E
Root
· R
G
Third
· ♭3
A#
Fifth
· ♭5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 7
1st inversion
fret 12
2nd inversion
fret 4
E diminished
The E diminished triad is made up of three notes: E · G · 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.