C Dim Chord on Guitar
Play C Dim on Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The C Dim chord is a diminished chord built from stacked minor thirds, often used as a passing or leading chord. It is built from the notes C, D#, F#. This page shows how to play C Dim on Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 3 frets, with no open strings in it. The E and G strings stay silent, so 4 of 6 sound. C falls on the A string. It sounds from C3 up to F#4. 5 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 10.
Guitar is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on C or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.