How to play C#dim
C# diminished — Root, minor third and flattened fifth. Unstable by construction, so it is nearly always passing through to somewhere else.
Notes in C#dim
- C#root
- Eminor 3rd
- Gdiminished 5th
C#dim on guitar
C#dim on ukulele
C#dim 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.