C# Diminished Guitar Chord

RRootm3Minor 3rd♭5Tritone

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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 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.

Root

Minor 2nd

Major 2nd

Minor 3rd

Major 3rd

Perfect 4th

♭5

Tritone

Perfect 5th

Minor 6th

Major 6th

Minor 7th

Major 7th

C# Diminished Chord

The C# Diminished chord is built from the intervals: Root, Minor 3rd, and Tritone. 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#m C#7 C#maj7 C#m7 C#aug C#sus2 C#sus4

Same quality (Diminished)

C Diminished D Diminished D# Diminished F# Diminished G# Diminished

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