Diminished Triad Chords in Close Positions

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Root Positions and Inversions

Before starting to learn and play the diminished triad chords below, you need to know
what is an inverted chord. This is simply a chord whose notes has been arranged in a
different order. In other words, you will play the same notes as the root chord, but with
the third or the fifth in the bass instead of the root.
How to Play Diminished Triads in Close Position?

The chart below shows you the closed diminished triad voicings.

Root position R b3 b5
1st inversion (third in the bass) b3 b5 R
2nd inversion (fifth in the bass) b5 R b3
 
Closed guitar chords are those where the positions, fit within the space of one octave. The
4 diagrams below contains 12 triad chord shapes in close position divided into 4
categories :

1. Triad chords with basses on the 6th string.

2. Triad chords with basses on the 5th string.
3. Triad chords basses on the 4th string.
4. Triad chords basses on the 3rd string.
Open Voiced Diminished Triads
Now you know how to play diminished triads in close position on the guitar the time has
now come to talk about open triads.
What Are Open Triads ?

The notes of an open triad are spread over more than an octave, unlike a closed triad that
has its notes included in one octave.
How to Build Open Voiced Triads ?
You just have to drop the middle voice (so the second voice) up on octave. That's the
reason why open triads are also commonly named "drop 2 triads".
For a better understanding, let's take an example with a B diminished triad. This type of
triad is made up of a root (1), a minor third (b3) and a diminished fifth (b5). So, we get
three notes : B, D and F respectively the root, the minor third and the diminished fifth
when stacked together represent a B diminished closed voicing.
Drop the minor third (which is the middle voice of the close voicing) up an octave. We
now get a new voicing : B, F and D.
You can even mix these tones to get two other diminished voicings. (check out the chart
and the guitar diagrams below).

Root position (root in the bass) R b5 b3

1st inversion (minor third in the bass in the bass) b3 R b5
2nd inversion (diminished fifth in the bass) b5 b3 R
 
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