Ddim — bouzouki chord
Diminished · 4 fingerings for trichordo (D–A–D)
Notes and intervals
Ddim (D diminished) is built from D F A♭: intervals 1 ♭3 ♭5.
Fingerings on D-A-D
Frets, low D · A · high D
- Root position: 0-8-6 (D F A♭)
- 1st inversion: 3-5-6 (F D A♭)
- 2nd inversion: 6-5-3 (A♭ D F)
- 2nd inversion: 6-8-0 (A♭ F D)
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 E♭: passing chord (C♯dim → Ddim)
- Souzinak on F: core chord (Bdim → Ddim)
- Niavent (Nihavent) on E♭: passing chord (C♯dim → Ddim)
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, 0-8-6 on trichordo, becomes C 2, A 8, D 6 on tetrachordo, with the F course left out.