Adim — bouzouki chord
Diminished · 2 fingerings for trichordo (D–A–D)
Notes and intervals
Adim (A diminished) is built from A C E♭: intervals 1 ♭3 ♭5.
Fingerings on D-A-D
Frets, low D · A · high D
- Root position: 7-6-10 (A E♭ C)
- 1st inversion: 10-6-7 (C E♭ A)
The open courses A are chord tones, so shapes with a 0 let them ring.
In the dromoi
The same roles on other roots:
- Hitzaz on B♭: passing chord (C♯dim → Adim)
- Souzinak on C: core chord (Bdim → Adim)
- Niavent (Nihavent) on B♭: passing chord (C♯dim → Adim)
Trichordo (D-A-D) and tetrachordo (C-F-A-D)
These shapes are for the three-course trichordo. A tetrachordo’s A and D courses are tuned the same, so the top two notes stay put and the low-D bass note moves two frets up the C course. The first shape, 7-6-10 on trichordo, becomes C 9, A 6, D 10 on tetrachordo, with the F course left out.