C♯dim 5-string bass chord

How to play C♯dim on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the B to the D at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the E string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the A string at the 4th fret. Let the G string ring open.

From the B string 2 3 4 2 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in C♯dim?

C♯dim, C♯ diminished, is C♯, E and G: the root (C♯), the minor third (E) and the diminished fifth (G). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5.

What is the difference between C♯dim, C♯m7♭5 and C♯dim7?

C♯dim is three notes, C♯, E and G. C♯m7♭5 adds the minor seventh, B; C♯dim7 adds the diminished seventh, B♭, a half step lower.

Where does C♯dim go?

Most often up a half step, to D: it is the chord on the seventh note of a major key, leading back to the tonic.

Keys with C♯dim

C♯dim is the vii° chord in D major and the ii° chord in B minor.