Fdim — bouzouki chord
Diminished · 4 fingerings for trichordo (D–A–D)
Notes and intervals
Fdim (F diminished) is built from F A♭ C♭: intervals 1 ♭3 ♭5.
Fingerings on D-A-D
Frets, low D · A · high D
- Root position: 3-2-6 (F C♭ A♭)
- 1st inversion: 6-8-9 (A♭ F C♭)
- 1st inversion: 6-2-3 (A♭ C♭ F)
- 2nd inversion: 9-8-6 (C♭ F A♭)
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 → Fdim)
- Souzinak on A♭: core chord (Bdim → Fdim)
- Niavent (Nihavent) on F♯: passing chord (C♯dim → Fdim)
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, 3-2-6 on trichordo, becomes C 5, A 2, D 6 on tetrachordo, with the F course left out.