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C#dim on guitar

C#dim is a diminished, spelled C#, E and G. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is x4204x, which sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 10.

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NoteC#EG
Interval1P3m5d

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

C# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 4 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.213
x4204xsits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
C# diminished, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr231
xxx675sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
C# diminished, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 2, open, fret 7 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr1243
x45075sits at fret 4, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# diminished, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr3124
xx1191011sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# diminished, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 4, open, fret 10 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr3142
11711010xsits at fret 7, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# diminished, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 11 with finger 2, open, fret 10 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr213
xx1101014sits at fret 10, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
C# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.3142
x42042sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1, open, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.21
x420xxsits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
C# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.2134
x42045sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 4, open, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.2431
x45042sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2, open, fret 4 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 3.23
24204xsits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2, open, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 3.2
2420xxsits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings

Keys C#dim belongs to

C#dim is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

C#dim in another tuning

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