C Diminished guitar chords

The below diagrams show you how to play the C Diminished chord in various positions on the fretboard with suggested finger positions.

C Diminished chord attributes:

Interval positions with respect to the C major scale, notes in the chord and name variations:

• Scale intervals: 1 - b3 - b5
• Notes in the chord: C - Eb - Gb
• Various names: Cdim - C diminished

Diminished chords explained