x x 2 3 2 3
E dim7
E diminished seventh (dim7)
Notes: E · G · Bb · Db
It is a symmetrical chord: its four notes are three semitones apart, so the same shape repeats every 3 frets and works for four chords (same notes, a different root): E dim7, G dim7, Bb dim7 and C# dim7.
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Extensions
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Common shapes (2)
x 7 8 6 8 x
Other shapes (48)
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0 1 2 0 2 0
0 1 2 0 2 3
0 4 5 3 5 0
0 10 11 0 11 0
0 4 5 0 5 6
0 4 5 3 2 0
0 7 8 6 8 0
0 x 2 3 2 3
0 7 8 0 8 9
0 10 8 0 8 9
0 1 x 3 2 3
0 4 x 3 2 3
About E dim7
The notes of E dim7 are E (root), G (minor third), Bb (diminished fifth) and Db (diminished seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – b5 – bb7. It is a diminished seventh chord: it stacks three minor thirds, sounds very tense and unstable and wants to resolve, typical of jazz and classical music.
E dim7 has 2 common voicings, based on the D and A shapes of the CAGED system. There are 48 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches.