Edim

E1G♭3B♭♭5

Two minor thirds stacked. The fifth is diminished, so it cannot be dropped without losing the chord.

on ukulele on piano the scale

Every fingering that fits a hand

Fig. 2

0120xx

open

Fig. 3

xx2353

hard

Fig. 4

x7898x

hard

Fig. 5

xxecbc

hard

Fig. 6

cdecxx

moderate · barre

What is true of it

Edim is E, G and B♭ — 1, b3 and b5 counted from E.

The easiest of the 5 fingerings below is 0120xx: 2 fingers, held at the 1st fret.

1 of them use open strings, which is what makes a shape quiet to change to.

1 of the 5 need a barre.

2 strings stay silent.

Where its notes are on the neck

Fig. 7 — first 12 frets

The brass dots are E, the root. Everything else is a chord tone with its degree printed in it.

With a different note underneath

first inversion

Edim/G

3120xx

second inversion

Edim/B♭

xx8986

An inversion is the same chord with a different note lowest. The name changes to a slash name because the bass is what a listener hears as the foundation.

E in other shapes

Emajor Emminor Eaugaugmented E5power chord Esus2suspended second Esus4suspended fourth

Cdim C♯dim D♭dim Ddim D♯dim E♭dim Fdim F♯dim all 374