C# diminished arpeggio for guitar (C#dim)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the C# diminished arpeggio (C#dim): C# · E · G.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
C#dim
C#EG
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
C#
Root
· R
E
Third
· ♭3
G
Fifth
· ♭5
Arpeggio sheet
C#dimFormula (degrees)
R ♭3 ♭5
Notes in key
C# E G
Typical use
Over VII° and as a chromatic passing sound.
C# diminished
The C# diminished arpeggio is made up of: C# · E · G.
The diminished arpeggio: an unstable, passing sound, typical of the vii degree and used as a chromatic link toward a resolution.