How to play Ddim
D diminished — Root, minor third and flattened fifth. Unstable by construction, so it is nearly always passing through to somewhere else.
Notes in Ddim
- Droot
- Fminor 3rd
- G#diminished 5th
Ddim on guitar
Ddim on ukulele
Ddim on piano
Tune up before you play it
A diminished chord is unforgiving of a flat third. Check the guitar with the browser tuner, then practise the change with the metronome.