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This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.

Beginner

Adim7 Guitar Chord

A fully diminished seventh. Adim7 is symmetrical and mysterious.

Also known as

  • A°7
  • A °7
  • A dim7
  • A diminished 7th
  • A diminished seventh

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

This symmetrical chord shares its notes with Cdim7, D#dim7, and F#dim7. A practical voicing starts on the open A string. It's commonly used in jazz and pop as a chromatic passing chord, especially between Am and Bbmaj7 or between A and Bb.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 2
eBGDAE 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 2
eBGDAE 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 1
eBGDAE 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

See how Adim7 works with other chords — Progression Generator