These are all based on the sixth position C diminished as the base, There is only one diminished chord for each key. These chords are right on the edge of being minor - With the Major C A G E D Shapes and Minor C A G E D Shapes each shape can be used three times, this is not the case with the diminished shapes...

Diminished C A G E D
Diminished	VII.	VII.
Diminished 7th	VII.	VII.
Diminished 9th	VII.	VII.
Diminished 11th	VII.	VII.
Diminished 13th V. Major 7th	VII.	VII.

    The roman numeral for the diminished chord is VII. The diminished chords are also finger stretchers. You should also take note that the dim. 13th is the 'dominant' V. 7th of the key that you are in...

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