Gdim — bouzouki chord
Diminished · 4 fingerings for trichordo (D–A–D)
Notes and intervals
Gdim (G diminished) is built from G B♭ D♭: intervals 1 ♭3 ♭5.
Fingerings on D-A-D
Frets, low D · A · high D
- Root position: 5-4-8 (G D♭ B♭)
- 1st inversion: 8-10-11 (B♭ G D♭)
- 1st inversion: 8-4-5 (B♭ D♭ G)
- 2nd inversion: 11-10-8 (D♭ G B♭)
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 A♭: passing chord (C♯dim → Gdim)
- Souzinak on B♭: core chord (Bdim → Gdim)
- Niavent (Nihavent) on A♭: passing chord (C♯dim → Gdim)
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, 5-4-8 on trichordo, becomes C 7, A 4, D 8 on tetrachordo, with the F course left out.