C#dim7
C#dim7
C# Dim7
Intermediate
Diminished
Diminished
Diminished 7th chord - diminished with the 7th
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
C#
RootE
Minor 3rdG
Diminished 5thBb
7dInterval Details
C#
Root
E
Minor 3rd
G
Diminished 5th
Bb
7d
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5d - 7d
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 - Bb
Bass: C#Inversion 1
E - G - Bb - C#
Bass: EInversion 2
G - Bb - C# - E
Bass: GInversion 3
Bb - C# - E - G
Bass: BbCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the C#dim7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from C#dim7
C#o7M7
C#13#9#11
Simplified
C#dim
Alternate Symbols
C#dim7
C#°7
C#o7
Tags
diminished
seventh
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4