C♯dim — bouzouki chord
Diminished · 2 fingerings for trichordo (D–A–D)
Notes and intervals
C♯dim (C♯ diminished) is built from C♯ E G: intervals 1 ♭3 ♭5.
Fingerings on D-A-D
Frets, low D · A · high D
- 1st inversion: 2-4-5 (E C♯ G)
- 2nd inversion: 5-4-2 (G C♯ E)
Neither open course (D or A) is a chord tone, so every shape is fully fretted.
In the dromoi
On D, the trichordo’s home note, C♯dim belongs to these dromoi:
- Hitzaz: passing chord (C♯dim)
- Niavent (Nihavent): passing chord (C♯dim)
The same roles on other roots:
- Souzinak on E: core chord (Bdim → C♯dim)
Trichordo (D-A-D) and tetrachordo (C-F-A-D)
These shapes are for the three-course trichordo. A tetrachordo’s A and D courses are tuned the same, so the top two notes stay put and the low-D bass note moves two frets up the C course. The first shape, 2-4-5 on trichordo, becomes C 4, A 4, D 5 on tetrachordo, with the F course left out.