A♭dim — bouzouki chord
Diminished · 6 fingerings for trichordo (D–A–D)
Notes and intervals
A♭dim (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: 6-5-9 (A♭ E𝄫 C♭)
- Root position: 6-2-0 (A♭ C♭ E𝄫)
- 1st inversion: 9-11-12 (C♭ A♭ E𝄫)
- 1st inversion: 9-5-6 (C♭ E𝄫 A♭)
- 2nd inversion: 12-11-9 (E𝄫 A♭ C♭)
- 2nd inversion: 0-2-6 (E𝄫 C♭ A♭)
The open courses D are chord tones, so shapes with a 0 let them ring.
In the dromoi
The same roles on other roots:
- Hitzaz on A: passing chord (C♯dim → A♭dim)
- Souzinak on B: core chord (Bdim → A♭dim)
- Niavent (Nihavent) on A: passing chord (C♯dim → A♭dim)
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, 6-5-9 on trichordo, becomes C 8, A 5, D 9 on tetrachordo, with the F course left out.