C♯dim chord on piano
C# diminished: C♯ · E · G. It sounds tense and unstable: it exists to move somewhere else.
NotesC♯ E G
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + diminished 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: C♯ — finger 1 · E — finger 3 · G — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootC♯ – E – G
- 1stE – G – C♯
- 2ndG – C♯ – E
Songs that use C♯dim
BrahmsHungarian Dance No. 1
G minor · Intermediate
BachMinuet in F
F major · Beginner
J.S. BachMinuet in F Major BWV 116 Anh. 113 by JS
F major · Beginner
J.S. BachJ.S. Partita No.3 1. Fantasia BWV 827
A minor · Beginner
J.S. BachPrelude BWV 1006
C major · Intermediate
J.S. BachBWV 807: The English Suites II Prelude
A minor · Advanced