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C#dim7 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–2–3–2–3

How to play the C#dim7 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–2–3–2–3 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) Do not play
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · little finger

Notation for C#dim7 chord

Other names: C# diminished 7th, C# dim7, C#°7

Music theory name: diminished seventh chord

Common name: C# diminished seventh chord

Intervals and tones in C#dim7 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
E Minor 3rd
G Diminished 5th
B Diminished 7th

All Variations

Open
X–X–2–3–2–3
Fret 3
X–4–5–3–5–3
Fret 8
9–X–8–9–8–X
Fret 11
X–X–11–12–11–12

Songs using C#dim7