Cdim
C diminished
Notes
C – E♭ – G♭
Formula
1 – ♭3 – ♭5
A root, a minor third and a diminished fifth — two stacked minor thirds.
To build Cdim, start on C and stack the intervals ♭3, ♭5 above it.
On piano
On guitar
Shapes generated and checked against the chord engine, standard tuning.
x–3–4–5–4–xOpen in Explorer
✕Muted
Fret 4
Fret 5
Fret 4
Fret 3
✕Muted
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x–x–10–8–7–8Open in Explorer
Fret 8
Fret 7
Fret 8
Fret 10
✕Muted
✕Muted
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8–9–10–8–x–xOpen in Explorer
✕Muted
✕Muted
Fret 8
Fret 10
Fret 9
Fret 8
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