C#dim (C# diminished): C# E G. Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5. Two minor 3rds stacked: tense and unstable, it is the vii° of a major key and wants to resolve.

Made of3

Notes3

Contains & part of32

Inversions3

  • C#dim5/3

    Root position · C# E G

  • C#dim/E6

    1st inversion · E G C#

  • C#dim/G6/4

    2nd inversion · G C# E

Relatives3

Type1

Genres that use it2

Where it goes5

One small move away4

Its dominant1