1b3b5
Fig. 1 · Edim on the keyboard

piano chord

Edim

E1G♭3B♭♭5

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

on guitaron ukulelethe scale

What is true of it

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

E in other shapes

EmajorEmminorEaugaugmentedE5power chordEsus2suspended secondEsus4suspended fourth

CdimC♯dimD♭dimDdimD♯dimE♭dimFdimF♯dimall 374