A♭ diminished 7th chord on guitar (A♭dim7)

A♭ diminished 7th is played at the 3rd fret as 4 5 3 4 3 ×: barre your index finger across fret 3, middle finger on the low E string at fret 4, pinky finger on the A string at fret 5 and ring finger on the G string at fret 4. The high e string stays muted.

Tip — The 3rd fret barre requires the index finger to fret the D and B strings cleanly while the pinky reaches the 5th fret on the A string.

A♭ diminished 7th is played at the 4th fret as 4 5 6 4 6 4: barre your index finger across fret 4, middle finger on the A string at fret 5, ring finger on the D string at fret 6 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 6.

A♭ diminished 7th is played at the 6th fret as × × 6 7 6 7: index finger on the D string at fret 6, ring finger on the G string at fret 7, middle finger on the B string at fret 6 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 7. The low E and A strings stay muted.

A♭ diminished 7th is played at the 9th fret as × 11 9 10 9 10: barre your index finger across fret 9, pinky finger on the A string at fret 11, middle finger on the G string at fret 10 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 10. The low E string stays muted.

A♭ diminished 7th is played at the 10th fret as × 11 12 10 12 10: barre your index finger across fret 10, middle finger on the A string at fret 11, ring finger on the D string at fret 12 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 12. The low E string stays muted.