Edim7 chord on ukulele

Edim7 is E, G, B♭ and D♭. The easiest shape is 0-1-0-1. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

0-1-0-1 · open · easy

Notes: E · G · B♭ · D♭
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭♭7
First shape: 0-1-0-1

How to play Edim7 on ukulele

Shape 1, 0-1-0-1, reading from the G string on the left:

Index finger: C string, 1st fret (D♭).
Middle finger: A string, 1st fret (B♭).
Let the open G and E strings ring (G and E).

Arch your fingers so their tips come down vertically. That keeps them off the open strings, which have to ring for the chord to sound complete.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play Edim7

6-7-6-7: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.
9-10-9-10: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. Higher up the neck it sounds brighter; handy when another guitar is already playing a lower shape.

Moving between Edim7 and its neighbours

The chords Edim7 usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.

F (leads up a half step): Edim7 (0-1-0-1) to F (2-0-1-0): the index finger slides across to the E string at the same fret, move the middle finger to the G string, 2nd fret. F on ukulele
Fm (leads up a half step): Edim7 (0-1-0-1) to Fm (1-0-1-3): the index finger slides across to the G string at the same fret, the middle finger slides across to the E string at the same fret, the ring finger comes down on the A string, 3rd fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. Fm on ukulele
A (a fifth down): Edim7 (0-1-0-1) to A (2-1-0-0): your index finger stays put, the middle finger goes to the G string, 2nd fret. That makes it one of the quickest changes from this chord. Listen for E and D♭, which stay put while the rest moves. A on ukulele

Edim7 is a diminished seventh: three minor thirds stacked, so the chord divides the octave into four equal parts. All 4 notes of Edim7 fit on the ukulele's four strings. Play it once strummed and once picked to hear the difference.

Getting Edim7 under your fingers

Pick shape 1 one string at a time, low to high: G, D♭, E, B♭. Every note should ring clearly; if one thuds, adjust that finger before you strum. Then switch to 6-7-6-7 and back four times without looking at your hand.

Where Edim7 shows up

Edim7 on guitar and piano

Edim7 on guitar and piano uses the same 4 notes in a different layout. See all three together.

Close to Edim7

Other diminished seventh chords

Edim7 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Edim7 on ukulele?

E, G, B♭ and D♭. In the 0-1-0-1 shape the strings play G (G string, open), D♭ (C string), E (E string, open) and B♭ (A string).

What's the easiest way to play Edim7 on ukulele?

0-1-0-1, shape 1 above. No barre: some strings ring open.

Is Edim7 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not the usual shape: 0-1-0-1 needs no barre.

Which string does Edim7 start on?

In the 0-1-0-1 shape the lowest string you play is the G string, open, which is G, the minor third.

Shapes and sound are generated from the notes E, G, B♭ and D♭ and tested automatically. Updated September 2026.