C Diminished chord — Drop D
5 voicings · Drop D
Tuning:DADGBE
Fret 3 position
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Chord tones
C
R
D#
+3
F#
+6
C Diminished in other tunings
Diminished in other keys — Drop D
C Diminished in Drop D — video lessons
About C Diminished in Drop D
The C Diminished chord contains the notes C, D#, F#. In Drop D tuning (strings: D–A–D–G–B–E), the chord shapes differ from standard tuning because the open string pitches change. Drop D lowers the low E string to D, making power chords and D-root chords easier to play. Diagrams above show all playable shapes in this tuning.