How to play Cdim
C diminished — Root, minor third and flattened fifth. Unstable by construction, so it is nearly always passing through to somewhere else.
Notes in Cdim
- Croot
- D#minor 3rd
- F#diminished 5th
Cdim on guitar
Cdim on ukulele
Cdim on piano
Tune up before you play it
A diminished chord is unforgiving of a flat third. Check the guitar with the browser tuner, then practise the change with the metronome.