Edim
E diminished
Notes
E – G – B♭
Formula
1 – ♭3 – ♭5
A root, a minor third and a diminished fifth — two stacked minor thirds.
To build Edim, start on E and stack the intervals ♭3, ♭5 above it.
On piano
On guitar
Shapes generated and checked against the chord engine, standard tuning.
0–1–2–0–x–xOpen in Explorer
✕Muted
✕Muted
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Fret 2
Fret 1
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x–x–2–3–5–3Open in Explorer
Fret 3
Fret 5
Fret 3
Fret 2
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0–7–5–0–5–6Open in Explorer
Fret 6
Fret 5
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Fret 5
Fret 7
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