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C♯ diminished seventh · Frets 3–5
C♯dim7 guitar chord
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How to play C♯dim7 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 5th fret, your index finger on the G string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the B string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the low E and high E strings.
From the low E string x 4 5 3 5 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in C♯dim7?
C♯dim7, C♯ diminished seventh, is C♯, E, G and B♭: the root (C♯), the minor third (E), the diminished fifth (G) and the diminished seventh (B♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7.
Why do four diminished seventh chords have the same notes?
A diminished seventh is minor thirds stacked all the way round, C♯, E, G and B♭, so C♯dim7 has the same notes as the diminished sevenths on E, G and B♭. Any of its notes can be the root.
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Diminished seventh chords in every key
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C♯dim7 on other instruments
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