D Dim Chord on 8-String Guitar
Play D Dim on 8-String Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D Dim chord is a diminished chord built from stacked minor thirds, often used as a passing or leading chord. It is built from the notes D, F, G#. This page shows how to play D Dim on 8-String Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the D string open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 3 frets. The F#, B, E and A strings stay silent, so 4 of 8 sound. The root is the D string itself. It sounds from D3 up to F4. 5 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 9.
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 D 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.