C#dim7 Piano Chord

C#dim7

C# Diminished 7th (with Flat 5th)

b 5th

G

Maj 6th

A#

Min 3rd

E

Root

C#

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

C#

E

G

A#

The Notes in a C# Diminished 7th (with Flat 5th) Chord

The b 5th

Finding G from C# step by step:

Start on: C#
Step 1: move up to D
Step 2: move up to D#
Step 3: move up to E
Step 4: move up to E#
Step 5: move up to F#
Step 6: Land on G

b 5th

G

Root

C#

1

2

3

4

5

PLAY

D is a minor second above C#.
D# is a major 2nd above C#.
E is a minor third above C#.
E# is a major third above C#.
F# is a fourth above C#.
G is a flat fifth above C#.

The Maj 6th

Finding A# from C# step by step:

Start on: C#
Step 1: move down to B#
Step 2: move down to B
Step 3: Land on A#

Maj 6th

A#

Root

C#

1

2

PLAY

B# is a minor second below C#.
B is a major 2nd below C#.
A# is a minor third below C#. The maj 6th is down a minor third? Confusing, right? The note A# is down 3 half-steps from C#, but up 9 half-steps from C#:

Maj 6th

A#

Root

C#

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

PLAY

The Min 3rd

Finding E from C# step by step:

Start on: C#
Step 1: move up to D
Step 2: move up to D#
Step 3: Land on E

Min 3rd

E

Root

C#

1

2

PLAY

D is a minor second above C#.
D# is a major 2nd above C#.
E is a minor third above C#.