Adim
Diminished · A – C – D♯
- AR
- Cm3
- D♯♭5
Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the Adim chord
The Adim chord (Diminished) is built from A (the root), C (a minor third) and D♯ (a diminished fifth). Diminished triads are tense and unstable, often used as passing chords between stronger harmonies.