A Diminished chord — Drop D
5 voicings · Drop D
Tuning:DADGBE
Fret 5 position
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Chord tones
A
R
C
+3
D#
+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, D#. 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.