C#dim
C#dim
C# Dim
Intermediate
Diminished
Diminished
Diminished chord - tense sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
C#
RootE
Minor 3rdG
Diminished 5thInterval Details
C#
Root
E
Minor 3rd
G
Diminished 5th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d
Sound Character
Timbre
Highly tense
Emotion
Scary, tense, dramatic
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Classical, Horror music
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
C# - E - G
Bass: C#Inversion 1
E - G - C#
Bass: EInversion 2
G - C# - E
Bass: GCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the C#dim chord.
Related Chords
Extended from C#dim
C#oM7
C#m7b5
C#dim7
C#o7M7
C#maj7#9#11
C#7#9#11
Alternate Symbols
C#dim
C#°
C#o
Tags
diminished
tension
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4