C♯ Diminished Chord on Piano

Also known as:
C♯dim , C♯^o

Here you can learn how to play C♯ Diminished Chord on the Piano. The C♯ Diminished Chord has a diminished quality which is made by stacking minor Third intervals creating a minor Third, a diminished (lowered or flattened) Fifth that together produce a dark, tense sound. C♯ Diminished Chord contains the notes C♯, E, G. The C♯ Diminished Chord on Piano is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root C♯, the Third E, and the Fifth G.

Below you will find the notes, notation, degrees and intervals of the C♯ Diminished Chord along with any related scales and chords. In the Piano view you can display the notes of the C♯ Diminished Chord mapped out onto the Piano keyboard and switch between the notes, degrees, intervals. These are shown across two octaves to help visualise the different inversions of the chord.

Notes

C♯, E, G

Notation

Degrees

Note	Number	Name
C♯	1	Tonic
E	♭3	Mediant
G	♭5	Dominant

Intervals

Notes	Semitones	Interval
C♯ > C♯	0	Perfect Unison (P1)
C♯ > E	3	minor 3rd (m3)
C♯ > G	6	Diminished 5th (d5 or Tritone)

Root

Third

Fifth

Seventh

Music Theory

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Scales related to C♯ Diminished Chord

Same Spellings

Scales that include all of the notes of the C♯ Diminished Chord.

Different Spellings

Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the C♯ Diminished Chord.

C♯ Diminished Chord on Piano

Also known as:C♯dim , C♯o

Notes

C♯, E, G

Notation

Degrees

Intervals

Music Theory

Scales related to C♯ Diminished Chord

Same Spellings

viio Chord of D Major Scale

iio Chord of B Natural Minor Scale

iio Chord of B Harmonic Minor Scale

viio Chord of D Harmonic Minor Scale

viio Chord of D Melodic Minor Scale

vio Chord of E Melodic Minor Scale

vi Chord of E Major Blues Scale

i Chord of C♯ Minor Blues Scale

viio Chord of D Ionian Mode

vio Chord of E Dorian Mode

vo Chord of F♯ Phrygian Mode

♯ivo Chord of G Lydian Mode

iiio Chord of A Mixolydian Mode

iio Chord of B Aeolian Mode

io Chord of C♯ Locrian Mode

iiio Chord of A Phrygian Dominant Mode

vo Chord of F♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode

Different Spellings

iio Chord of C♭ Natural Minor Scale

iio Chord of C♭ Harmonic Minor Scale

vio Chord of F♭ Melodic Minor Scale

vi Chord of F♭ Major Blues Scale

vio Chord of F♭ Dorian Mode

vo Chord of G♭ Phrygian Mode

iio Chord of C♭ Aeolian Mode

io Chord of D♭ Locrian Mode

vo Chord of G♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode

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Also known as:
C♯dim , C♯^o

vii^o Chord of D Major Scale

ii^o Chord of B Natural Minor Scale

ii^o Chord of B Harmonic Minor Scale

vii^o Chord of D Harmonic Minor Scale

vii^o Chord of D Melodic Minor Scale

vi^o Chord of E Melodic Minor Scale

vii^o Chord of D Ionian Mode

vi^o Chord of E Dorian Mode

v^o Chord of F♯ Phrygian Mode

♯iv^o Chord of G Lydian Mode

iii^o Chord of A Mixolydian Mode

ii^o Chord of B Aeolian Mode

i^o Chord of C♯ Locrian Mode

iii^o Chord of A Phrygian Dominant Mode

v^o Chord of F♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode

ii^o Chord of C♭ Natural Minor Scale

ii^o Chord of C♭ Harmonic Minor Scale

vi^o Chord of F♭ Melodic Minor Scale

vi^o Chord of F♭ Dorian Mode

v^o Chord of G♭ Phrygian Mode

ii^o Chord of C♭ Aeolian Mode

i^o Chord of D♭ Locrian Mode

v^o Chord of G♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode