D♯dim7 6-string bass chord

How to play D♯dim7 on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the B string at the 4th fret, your little finger on the E string at the 5th fret, your index finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the G and C strings.

From the B string 4 5 3 4 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in D♯dim7?

D♯dim7, D♯ diminished seventh, is D♯, F♯, A and C: the root (D♯), the minor third (F♯), the diminished fifth (A) and the diminished seventh (C). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7.

Why do four diminished seventh chords have the same notes?

A diminished seventh is minor thirds stacked all the way round, D♯, F♯, A and C, so D♯dim7 has the same notes as the diminished sevenths on F♯, A and C. Any of its notes can be the root.