A dim7 Chord on 8-String Guitar
Play A dim7 on 8-String Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A dim7 chord is a diminished chord built from stacked minor thirds, often used as a passing or leading chord. It is built from the notes A, C, D#, F#. This page shows how to play A dim7 on 8-String Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the A string open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 2 frets. The F#, B and E strings stay silent, so 5 of 8 sound. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from A2 up to F#4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 12.
8-String Guitar is tuned F#–B–E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.