Adim - A Diminished Ukulele Chord

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Chord C C Major Standard GCEA Tuning · Frets: 2353

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Adim - A Diminished Ukulele Chord

The A Diminished chord on ukulele uses fret positions 2353 in standard GCEA tuning. This chord is a diminished chord with a difficulty rating of Intermediate.

Other chords in the A chord family:

Adim A A7 Am Am7 Aaug A6 Amaj7 A9

Standard ukulele tuning: G-C-E-A. Visit the UkeChords Homepage for the full directory and enable JavaScript for the interactive chord diagram viewer.

Quick Facts about Adim

Tuning

G-C-E-A (GCEA)

Difficulty

Intermediate

Often played with

D E F#m

How to Play Adim Ukulele Chord

To play the Adim (also known as A Diminished) on your ukulele, place your fingers on the fretboard as follows:

Place your Index finger (finger 1) on the fret 2 of the G-string (4th string).
Place your Middle finger (finger 2) on the fret 3 of the C-string (3rd string).
Place your Pinky finger (finger 4) on the fret 5 of the E-string (2nd string).
Place your Ring finger (finger 3) on the fret 3 of the A-string (1st string).

The fret notation for this chord shape is 2353, which represents the frets played from the 4th string (G) to the 1st string (A).

Music Theory: Notes in the Adim Chord

A A Diminished is a diminished chord. The notes played on each string from G to A are:

G String (4th): Note: A (Fret 2)
C String (3rd): Note: D# (Fret 3)
E String (2nd): Note: A (Fret 5)
A String (1st): Note: C (Fret 3)

Altogether, these strings produce the unique notes: A, D#, C.

Other A Family Chords

Explore more chords in the A family. Click any chord below to view its interactive finger guide: