C#dim

Starts at fret 1

Open

1
2
3✕
4
5
6✕

1

2

3

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5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

C#dimShape 1 of 4
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C#dim chord at a glance

C# diminished (C#dim) is built from the notes C# – E – G. Here are all 4 shapes on the neck, from the open position upwards. Numbers under each diagram are the frets from low E to high E (x = don’t play that string).

C#dim shape 1, Fret 24123
Shape 1 · Fret 2x 4 2 x 2 3
C#dim shape 2, Fret 441243
Shape 2 · Fret 4x 4 5 6 5 x
C#dim shape 3, Fret 773142
Shape 3 · Fret 79 7 x 9 8 x
C#dim shape 4, Fret 1111123
Shape 4 · Fret 11x x 11 12 x 12