C# Diminished chord — DADGAD
3 voicings · DADGAD
Tuning:DADGAD
Fret 4 position
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Chord tones
C#
R
E
+3
G
+6
C# Diminished in other tunings
Diminished in other keys — DADGAD
C# Diminished in DADGAD — video lessons
About C# Diminished in DADGAD
The C# Diminished chord contains the notes C#, E, G. In DADGAD tuning (strings: D–A–D–G–A–D), the chord shapes differ from standard tuning because the open string pitches change. DADGAD is popular in Celtic and folk guitar — the open strings form a Dsus4 chord. Diagrams above show all playable shapes in this tuning.