E♯ Diminished Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
E♯dim , E♯o

Here you can learn how to play E♯ Diminished Chord on the Guitar. The E♯ Diminished Chord has a diminished quality which is made by stacking minor Third intervals creating a minor Third, a diminished (lowered or flattened) Fifth that together produce a dark, tense sound. E♯ Diminished Chord contains the notes E♯, G♯, B. The E♯ Diminished Chord on Guitar is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root E♯, the Third G♯, and the Fifth B.

Below you will find E♯ Diminished Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the E♯ Diminished Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

E♯, G♯, B

Notation

Degrees

Note	Number	Name
E♯	1	Tonic
G♯	♭3	Mediant
B	♭5	Dominant

Intervals

Notes	Semitones	Interval
E♯ > E♯	0	Perfect Unison (P1)
E♯ > G♯	3	minor 3rd (m3)
E♯ > B	6	Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone)

Root

Third

Fifth

Seventh

E♯ Diminished Open Chords

Open chord shapes for E♯ Diminished Chord with the root in the bass.

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1

2

3/4

E♯ Diminished Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for E♯ Diminished Chord with the root in the bass.

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4

1

2

3

4

C Shape

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8

1

2

3

4

A Shape

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11

1

2

3

4

G Shape

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12

1

2

3

4

E Shape

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3

1

2

3

4

D Shape

E♯ Diminished Triad Chords

Moveable triad chord shapes, including inversions, for E♯ Diminished Chord across different groupings of strings.

E♯ Diminished Chord on string group 1, 2, 3

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7

1

3/2

4/3

Root Position

(A Shape)

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12

1

2

3

1st Inversion

(E Shape)

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4

1

3

2nd Inversion

(D Shape)

E♯ Diminished Chord on string group 2, 3, 4

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12

1

2

4

Root Position

(E Shape)

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4

1

2/3

3/4

1st Inversion

(C Shape)

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9

1

2/1

3/2

2nd Inversion

(A Shape)

E♯ Diminished Chord on string group 3, 4, 5

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4

1

2

4

Root Position

(C Shape)

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9

1

2

3

1st Inversion

(G Shape)

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1

2

3

2nd Inversion

(E Shape)

E♯ Diminished Chord on string group 4, 5, 6

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9

1

2

4

Root Position

(G Shape)

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2

1

2

3

1st Inversion

(D Shape)

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6

1

2

3

2nd Inversion

(C Shape)

Music Theory

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Scales related to E♯ Diminished Chord

Same Spellings

Scales that include all of the notes of the E♯ Diminished Chord.

Different Spellings

Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the E♯ Diminished Chord.

E♯ Diminished Chord on Guitar

Also known as:E♯dim , E♯o

Notes

E♯, G♯, B

Notation

Degrees

Intervals

E♯ Diminished Open Chords

E♯ Diminished Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

E♯ Diminished Triad Chords

Music Theory

Scales related to E♯ Diminished Chord

Same Spellings

viio Chord of F♯ Major Scale

iio Chord of D♯ Natural Minor Scale

iio Chord of D♯ Harmonic Minor Scale

viio Chord of F♯ Harmonic Minor Scale

viio Chord of F♯ Melodic Minor Scale

vio Chord of G♯ Melodic Minor Scale

vi Chord of G♯ Major Blues Scale

i Chord of E♯ Minor Blues Scale

viio Chord of F♯ Ionian Mode

vio Chord of G♯ Dorian Mode

vo Chord of A♯ Phrygian Mode

♯ivo Chord of B Lydian Mode

iiio Chord of C♯ Mixolydian Mode

iio Chord of D♯ Aeolian Mode

io Chord of E♯ Locrian Mode

vo Chord of A♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode

iiio Chord of C♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode

Different Spellings

viio Chord of G♭ Major Scale

iio Chord of E♭ Natural Minor Scale

iio Chord of E♭ Harmonic Minor Scale

viio Chord of G♭ Harmonic Minor Scale

viio Chord of G♭ Melodic Minor Scale

vio Chord of A♭ Melodic Minor Scale

vi Chord of A♭ Major Blues Scale

viio Chord of G♭ Ionian Mode

vio Chord of A♭ Dorian Mode

vo Chord of B♭ Phrygian Mode

♯ivo Chord of C♭ Lydian Mode

iiio Chord of D♭ Mixolydian Mode

iio Chord of E♭ Aeolian Mode

io Chord of F Locrian Mode

vo Chord of B♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode

iiio Chord of D♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode

♭II Chord of F♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode

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Also known as:
E♯dim , E♯o

vii^o Chord of F♯ Major Scale

ii^o Chord of D♯ Natural Minor Scale

ii^o Chord of D♯ Harmonic Minor Scale

vii^o Chord of F♯ Harmonic Minor Scale

vii^o Chord of F♯ Melodic Minor Scale

vi^o Chord of G♯ Melodic Minor Scale

vii^o Chord of F♯ Ionian Mode

vi^o Chord of G♯ Dorian Mode

v^o Chord of A♯ Phrygian Mode

♯iv^o Chord of B Lydian Mode

iii^o Chord of C♯ Mixolydian Mode

ii^o Chord of D♯ Aeolian Mode

i^o Chord of E♯ Locrian Mode

v^o Chord of A♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode

iii^o Chord of C♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode

vii^o Chord of G♭ Major Scale

ii^o Chord of E♭ Natural Minor Scale

ii^o Chord of E♭ Harmonic Minor Scale

vii^o Chord of G♭ Harmonic Minor Scale

vii^o Chord of G♭ Melodic Minor Scale

vi^o Chord of A♭ Melodic Minor Scale

vii^o Chord of G♭ Ionian Mode

vi^o Chord of A♭ Dorian Mode

v^o Chord of B♭ Phrygian Mode

♯iv^o Chord of C♭ Lydian Mode

iii^o Chord of D♭ Mixolydian Mode

ii^o Chord of E♭ Aeolian Mode

i^o Chord of F Locrian Mode

v^o Chord of B♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode

iii^o Chord of D♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode