C♯dim

C♯dim is the c# diminished chord, spelled C♯ – E – G. tense and unstable by design — built from stacked minor thirds, it begs to resolve.

The keys
C4C5C6
C♯ – E – G
Practise this chord

Plug in your MIDI keyboard and let Coach Tshepho drill you on C♯dim — it plays the chord, names any wrong notes as you play, and moves you on when you nail it.

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What's inside C♯dim
NoteInterval from rootDegree
C♯Root1
EMinor 3rdb3
GDiminished 5thb5
Inversions
PositionKeys (low → high)
Root positionD♭4 – E4 – G4
1st inversionE4 – G4 – D♭5
2nd inversionG4 – D♭5 – E5
A working voicing

Split the chord between two hands the way working players do — a solid shell low down, the colour tones up top:

HandKeys
Left (shell)D♭2 – D♭3
Right (colour)E4 – G4
Where C♯dim lives

As the I chord

C♯dim → G♭ → A♭ → C♯dim

The classic I–IV–V–I motion with this chord as home.

In a ii–V–I

E♭m7 → A♭7 → C♯dim

The strongest cadence in harmony, resolving onto this chord.

Put C♯dim under your fingers

Hear every voicing, see the keys light up, and drill it in the interactive Chord & Voicing Lab.

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Worship songs that use C♯dim
Kgoši Ya Rena · Mmatema Moremi
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