C# diminished seventh arpeggio for guitar (C#dim7)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the C# diminished seventh arpeggio (C#dim7): C# · E · G · A#.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
C#dim7
C#EGA#
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
C#
Root
· R
E
Third
· ♭3
G
Fifth
· ♭5
A#
Seventh
· ♭♭7
Arpeggio sheet
C#dim7Formula (degrees)
R ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7
Notes in key
C# E G A#
Typical use
Diminished passing sound and resolving dominants.
C# diminished seventh
The C# diminished seventh arpeggio is made up of: C# · E · G · A#.
The diminished seventh arpeggio: four stacked minor thirds, a symmetric passing sound used over diminished chords and resolving dominants.