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C#dim on guitar

C#dim is a diminished, spelled C#, E and G. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x45050, which sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

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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 1, fret 5 with finger 2, open, fret 5 with finger 3, open. Frets are relative to the capo.123
x45050sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
C# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 2 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.312
x42020sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings 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 3, open, fret 5 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.2341
x45053sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# diminished, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr21
xxx650sits at fret 5, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
C# diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr12
xxx680sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
C# diminished, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, open, fret 8 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr2341
91011080sits at fret 8, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
C# diminished, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 9, strings 1 to 4.9fr23
910119xxsits at fret 9, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 9 and mutes 2 strings
C# diminished, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 10 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 2, open, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr12
010110xxsits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
C# diminished, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 4, open, fret 8 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr3142
9711080sits at fret 7, spans 4 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
C# diminished, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 11 with finger 1, open, fret 14 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr12
xx110140sits at fret 11, spans 3 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
C# diminished, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, open, fret 14 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr1
xxx0140sits at fret 14, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 3 strings
C# diminished, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 14 with finger 2, open, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 12 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr231
xx1401412sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets, 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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