C Diminished chord — DADGAD
3 voicings · DADGAD
Tuning:DADGAD
Fret 3 position
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Chord tones
C
R
D#
+3
F#
+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, D#, F#. 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.