Cdim is the C diminished chord. It has 3 notes: C – E♭ – G♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5).
A diminished chord is built from two minor thirds. It sounds tense and unstable and is mostly used as a passing chord between two other chords.
Cdim chord on Guitar
xxx542
x-x-10-8-7-8
x-x-10-11-13-11Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A not played; D not played; G 5th fret; B 4th fret; high E 2nd fret.
Cdim chord on Ukulele
8686
5323
11-12-11-9Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 8th fret; C 6th fret; E 8th fret; A 6th fret.
Cdim chord on Piano
Play C, E♭ and G♭ together with your right hand, and C (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the Cdim chord
Cdim appears in 35 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- The Strokes – Falling Out Of Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Wincent Weiss – Irgendwer Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Raly Barrionuevo – Flor De Lino Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Hiroji Miyamoto (宮本浩次) ft ken yokoyama – Do You Remember Chords
- Poco – Look Within Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Celtic Thunder – Will You Go Lassie Go Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Hazbin Hotel – You Didn’t Know Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- The Doobie Brothers – Rollin On Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Jimmy Buffett – University Of Bourbon Street Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Laufey – Second Best Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Holly Humberstone – Antichrist Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Ravvfi – Nocturnal Diary Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other C chords:
Chords in the key of C major:
Cdim chord: questions
What notes are in the Cdim chord?
Cdim (C diminished) is made of C, E♭ and G♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5).
How do you play Cdim on guitar?
The most common shape is xxx542 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Cdim on ukulele?
Play 8686 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
Looking for a different chord? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.