Cdim7 Guitar Chord

A symmetrical chord built from three stacked minor thirds — any note can theoretically serve as the root. Common in jazz, classical and film music for dramatic tension.

Guitar

Strings X–X–1–2–1–2

How to play the Cdim7 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–1–2–1–2 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted

5th string (A) Muted

4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger

3rd string (G) Fret 2 · ring finger

2nd string (B) Fret 1 · middle finger

1st string (high E) Fret 2 · pinky