Edim — bouzouki chord
Diminished · 4 fingerings for trichordo (D–A–D)
Notes and intervals
Edim (E diminished) is built from E G B♭: intervals 1 ♭3 ♭5.
Fingerings on D-A-D
Frets, low D · A · high D
- Root position: 2-1-5 (E B♭ G)
- 1st inversion: 5-7-8 (G E B♭)
- 1st inversion: 5-1-2 (G B♭ E)
- 2nd inversion: 8-7-5 (B♭ E G)
Neither open course (D or A) is a chord tone, so every shape is fully fretted.
In the dromoi
The same roles on other roots:
- Hitzaz on F: passing chord (C♯dim → Edim)
- Souzinak on G: core chord (Bdim → Edim)
- Niavent (Nihavent) on F: passing chord (C♯dim → Edim)
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, 2-1-5 on trichordo, becomes C 4, A 1, D 5 on tetrachordo, with the F course left out.