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Cdim Piano Chord

Cdim for Piano has the notes C Eb Gb. Listen to it and learn about its interval structure: R m3 m5.

Cdim Chord

Full name: C diminished
Piano sound:

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Cdim Piano Chord Charts

Piano chord chart
Cdim Piano chord chart

Cdim Inversions on piano

$Cdim\Eb piano chord$

$Cdim\Gb piano chord$

Cdim Chord Structure

Notes: C Eb Gb
Interval structure: R m3 m5

Chord construction:
R = C
C + minor interval = Eb (scale degree = minor 3rd)
Eb + minor interval = Gb (scale degree = flat/diminished 5th)

Cdim on other instruments

Cdim piano
Cdim Piano chord chart

Cdim guitar
Cdim Guitar chord chart

Cdim ukulele
Cdim ukulele chord

Cdim mandolin
Cdim mandolin chord

Cdim banjo
Cdim banjo chord

Cdim Chord Harmonized Progressions

C# major scale harmonized triads
C# D#m Fm F# G# A#m Cdim

A# natural minor scale harmonized triads
A#m Cdim Db D#m Fm F# G#

A# harmonic minor scale harmonized triads
A#m Cdim Dbaug D#m F F# Adim

C# harmonic minor scale harmonized triads
C#m D#dim Eaug F#m G# A Cdim

D# melodic minor scale harmonized triads
D#m Fm Gbaug G# A# Cdim Ddim

C# melodic minor scale harmonized triads
C#m D#m Eaug F# G# A#dim Cdim

Scales Related to Cdim

Scales that include all of the notes of Cdim.
C#/Db major C#/Db melodic minor D#/Eb melodic minor C#/Db ionian C#/Db harmonic minor E harmonic minor G harmonic minor A#/Bb harmonic minor A#/Bb natural minor D#/Eb dorian F phrygian F#/Gb lydian G#/Ab mixolydian A#/Bb aeolian C locrian C blues C diminished (halftone - wholetone) D diminished (halftone - wholetone) D#/Eb diminished (halftone - wholetone) F diminished (halftone - wholetone)

Cdim chord staff

Cdim summary table

Piano chord name	Cdim (C diminished)
Piano sound
Notes and structure	C Eb Gb (R m3 m5)
Chord Categories	basic diminished triad. Dim chord
Chord Construction	R = C C + minor interval = Eb (scale degree = minor 3rd) Eb + minor interval = Gb (scale degree = flat/diminished 5th)
Cdim on other instruments	Cdim piano Cdim guitar Cdim ukulele Cdim mandolin Cdim banjo

Tweak notes of Cdim

References related to this chord

basic diminished triad. Dim chord

Diminished Seventh Chords on Wikipedia

Diminished Triads on Wikipedia