C Diminished Guitar Chord Cdim
- Notes
- C E♭ G♭
- Intervals
- 1 ♭3 ♭5
12 triad shapes on four string sets, drawn exactly as Chord Lab draws them.
C diminished triads on every string set
C, E♭ and G♭ as three-note triads: root position, 1st and 2nd inversion on each string set of three neighbouring strings, lowest set first.
Strings 4–6
Strings 3–5
Strings 2–4
Strings 1–3
What C diminished does in a key
Every key in which Cdim is diatonic, with the scale degree it sits on.
- Major keys
- vii° in D♭ major
- Minor keys
- ii° in B♭ minor; vii° in C♯ harmonic minor
Harmonic minor keys use the harmonic minor scale, with its raised 7th.
Where C diminished often goes next
- D♭ major chord vii° to I in D♭ major
- C♯ minor chord vii° to i in C♯ harmonic minor
- F major chord ii° to V in B♭ harmonic minor
Other chords on C
Diminished chords in every key
Drop 2, Drop 3 and shell voicings in Chord Lab Pro
Drop 2, Drop 3, Drop 2+4, close and shell voicings of major 7, minor 7 and dominant 7 chords are in Chord Lab Pro.
