E Dim Chord on Jacob Collier 5-String
How to play the E Dim chord on Jacob Collier 5-String: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
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 Jacob Collier 5-String with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the E string open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 5 frets. E falls on the D string. It sounds from E2 up to G4.
Jacob Collier 5-String is tuned D–A–E–A–D, with 15 frets to work with. This 5-string is tuned D-A-E-A-D (low to high), a symmetric tuning that mirrors around the middle E string — standard guitar shapes do NOT transfer, so every voicing here is built for this tuning.
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.