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E Dim Chord on Guitar

Play E Dim on Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

E Dim chord diagram, starting at fret 5. Strings low to high: E muted, A 7th fret, D 5th fret, G muted, B 5th fret, E 6th fret.

The E 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 E, G, A#. This page shows how to play E Dim on Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the E and G strings open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 2 frets. The B string stays silent, so 5 of 6 sound. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from E2 up to E4. 5 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 9.

Guitar is tuned 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 E 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.