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# C♯ diminished arpeggio on guitar

The C♯ diminished arpeggio has 3 notes: C♯, E, G.

| Note | C♯ | E | G |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 |

## C♯ diminished on the whole neck

Every C♯ diminished note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

C♯ diminished Note names

C♯ diminished Degrees

## C♯ diminished in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a C♯ falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there.

Position 1: frets 2–6, 7 notes

Position 2: frets 4–8, 6 notes

Position 3: frets 6–10, 7 notes

Position 4: frets 9–12, 8 notes

Position 5: frets 11–15, 8 notes

## Scales with C♯ diminished in them

Scales on this site that contain C♯ diminished as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on.

- [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) on 7
- [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) on 2
- [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) on 6
- [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) on 5
- [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) on ♯4
- [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) on 3
- [C♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) on 1
- [D harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-harmonic-minor) on 7
- [B harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-harmonic-minor) on 2
- [D melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-melodic-minor) on 7
- [E melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-melodic-minor) on 6
- [C♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-blues) on 1
- [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on 7
- [A bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-bebop-dominant) on 3
- [C♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-altered) on 1
- [E♭ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-altered) on ♭7
- [G Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian-dominant) on ♯4
- [A Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian-dominant) on 3
- [F♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian-dominant) on 5
- [A Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian-dominant) on 3
- [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on 6
- [D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-whole-half) on 7
- [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) on ♭2
- [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-half-whole) on 6

## Diminished arpeggio in every key

- [C diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-diminished)
- C♯ diminished
- [D diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-diminished)
- [D♯ diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-diminished)
- [E diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-diminished)
- [F diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-diminished)
- [F♯ diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-diminished)
- [G diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-diminished)
- [G♯ diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-diminished)
- [A diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-diminished)
- [B♭ diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-diminished)
- [B diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-diminished)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice the C♯ diminished arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-diminished:1:arpeggio)
