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About the Adim Baritone chord

Play Adim on Baritone ukulele with the 1 2 1 x shape in DGBE tuning.

Place your index finger on the 1st fret of the D string, your middle finger on the 1st fret of the B string, and your ring finger on the 2nd fret of the G string. Mute the E string. Strum the other three strings and check that each one rings cleanly.

Read the frets across D, G, B and E. A 0 means open and x means mute. These fingerings are for Baritone strings. A Standard gCEA chart uses different shapes for the same chord names.

Root

A

Quality

Diminished

Notes

A · C · Eb

How the Adim chord works

A

Root (1)

The home note. It gives the chord its name.

C

Minor third (♭3)

The defining minor interval above the root.

Eb

Diminished fifth (♭5)

A lowered fifth that adds harmonic tension.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you play Adim on Baritone ukulele?

Use the first shape shown above. Place your index finger on the 1st fret of the D string, your middle finger on the 1st fret of the B string, and your ring finger on the 2nd fret of the G string. Mute the E string. Strum the other three strings and check that each one rings cleanly.

What notes are in Adim?

A diminished contains three notes: A, C, and Eb — the root, minor third, and diminished fifth.

What makes Adim a diminished chord?

The Eb forms a diminished fifth above A; with the minor third, it defines a diminished chord.

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