A# Diminished chord — Drop D
5 voicings · Drop D
Tuning:DADGBE
Open position
1 / 5
Chord tones
A#
R
C#
+3
E
+6
A# Diminished in other tunings
Diminished in other keys — Drop D
A# Diminished in Drop D — video lessons
About A# Diminished in Drop D
The A# Diminished chord contains the notes A#, C#, E. In Drop D tuning (strings: D–A–D–G–B–E), the chord shapes differ from standard tuning because the open string pitches change. Drop D lowers the low E string to D, making power chords and D-root chords easier to play. Diagrams above show all playable shapes in this tuning.