Cdim piano chord

Cdim Piano Chord

The Cdim chord is a diminished triad built on the root note C. It contains the notes C, D#, F#.

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E
ALWAYS BE MY BABY
Mariah Carey
Medium E · ♩=80· 21 chords
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F
ACT ONE FINALE
Urinetown (Musical)
Advanced F · ♩=180· 35 chords
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C
DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
Pentatonix
Medium C# · ♩=160· 41 chords
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A
WHEN WE'RE HUMAN
Anika Noni Rose
Medium Ab · ♩=216· 34 chords
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G
Angels
Robin Thicke
Medium Gb · ♩=80· 9 chords
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C
THE GODFATHER TARANTELLA
Carmen Coppola
Easy C · ♩=99· 16 chords
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B
HEAVEN IS TEN ZILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY
Stevie Wonder
Medium Bb · ♩=100· 23 chords
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G
SURF CRAZY
Spencer Lee
Advanced G · ♩=168· 40 chords
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D
WERE YOU THERE?
Smokie Norful
Medium D · ♩=56· 58 chords
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A
I'D WANT IT TO BE YOU
Barbara Streisand
Easy Ab · ♩=72· 28 chords
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A
Dixie Chicken
Little Feat
Advanced A · ♩=120· 30 chords
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B
LEAN ON ME
Kirk Franklin
Medium Bb · ♩=120· 22 chords
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How to play Cdim

CCD#F#D#F#

Press all highlighted keys together. Use any comfortable fingering — for a right-hand triad, thumb on root, middle on 3rd, pinky on 5th is standard.

Chord theory

Root note
C
Quality
Diminished triad
Notes (intervals)
C (Root), D# (m3), F# (TT)
Number of notes
3

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