C Diminished 7th Guitar Chord

RRootm3Minor 3rd♭5TritoneM6Major 6th
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Voicing Positions (6)

××m3M6R♭5x x 1 2 1 2
3M6♭5Rm3M68 0 4 5 4 5
3M6♭5Rm38 0 4 5 4 8
6RM6M6m3♭5R8 0 7 8 7 8
6RM6Rm3♭5R8 0 10 8 7 8
×Rm3M6R♭5x 3 1 2 1 2

Interval Colors

In ChordColor, 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
Root
m2
Minor 2nd
M2
Major 2nd
m3
Minor 3rd
M3
Major 3rd
P4
Perfect 4th
♭5
Tritone
P5
Perfect 5th
m6
Minor 6th
M6
Major 6th
m7
Minor 7th
M7
Major 7th

C Diminished 7th Chord

The C Diminished 7th chord is built from the intervals: Root, Minor 3rd, Tritone, and Major 6th. It contains the notes C, D#, F#, and A. The added seventh gives this chord a richer, more complex sound.

Related Chords

Same root (C)

CCmC7Cmaj7Cm7CdimCaugCsus2

Same quality (Diminished 7th)

B Diminished 7thC# Diminished 7thD Diminished 7thF Diminished 7thG Diminished 7th

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