C# diminished triad for guitar (C#dim)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the C# diminished triad (C#dim) on the guitar fretboard: C# · E · G.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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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
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 4
1st inversion
fret 9
2nd inversion
open
C# diminished
The C# diminished triad is made up of three notes: C# · E · G.
It sounds unstable and dissonant, and rarely ends a musical phrase -- instead it's used as a passing chord (typically on the vii degree) to build tension before a resolution.