C#dim7 chord

C#dim7 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Related chords: C#dim, C#m7b5

Description and theory

C#dim7 is usually played as one of three movable shapes depending on the most fitting position on the fretboard.

Chord structure

The chord consists of four notes. The notes represent the root, minor third, diminished fifth and diminished seventh intervals.

Chord name

C#dim7 is an abbreviation for C# diminished seventh. A shorter abbreviation sometimes used is C#ยบ7.

Notes

The notes that the C#dim7 chord consists of are C#, E, G and A#.

Try it in a chord progression

C7 - C#dim7 - G7

Inversions

1st inversion: C#dim7/E (means that E is the bass note).
2nd inversion: C#dim7/G (means that G is the bass note).
3rd inversion: C#dim7/A# (means that A# is the bass note).

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