C# Diminished Guitar chord

RC#b3Eb5G

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Voicing positions (6)

9 7 5 0 5 0

9 7 5 0 8 0

9 7 11 0 8 0

9 10 11 0 8 0

x 4 2 0 2 0

x 4 2 0 5 0

Interval colors

In Chord8, every interval has a unique color. The colors follow the function of each note relative to the root — so they change when you switch chords.

R

Minor 2nd

Major 2nd

b3

Major 3rd

Perfect 4th

b5

Perfect 5th

Minor 6th

Major 6th

Minor 7th

Major 7th

C# Diminished chord

The C# Diminished chord is built from the intervals: R, b3, and b5. It contains the notes C#, E, and G. This is a diminished triad — one of the foundational chord types.

Keys containing C#dim

D major (vii°)B minor (ii°)

Related chords

Same root (C#)

C#C#min C#7 C#M7 C#m7 C#aug C#sus2 C#sus4

Same quality (Diminished)

B# Diminished D Diminished D# Diminished F# Diminished G# Diminished

See the music. Every interval has a color.

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