C Blues Diminished: The big list of chords and scale notes
Scale notes: C, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A#
MIDI file: scale_c_blues_diminished.mid (includes scale notes and chords)
Other root notes: [C],
[C#],
[D],
[D#],
[E],
[F],
[F#],
[G],
[G#],
[A],
[A#],
[B]
Other scales: List of available scales
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- Infographic: The most important chords
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- The most important triads
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The following chords are the most important triads of this scale:
Cdim (i°): C-3, D#3, F#3

C#dim (ii°): C#3, E-3, G-3

D#dim (iii°): D#3, F#3, A-3

Edim (iv°): E-3, G-3, A#3

F#dim (v°): F#3, A-3, C-4

Gdim (vi°): G-3, A#3, C#4

Adim (vii°): A-3, C-4, D#4

A#dim (°): A#3, C#4, E-4

- The most important four note chords
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The following chords are the most important four note chords of this scale:
Cdim7 (i°7): C-3, D#3, F#3, A-3

C#dim7 (ii°7): C#3, E-3, G-3, A#3

D#dim7 (iii°7): D#3, F#3, A-3, C-4

Edim7 (iv°7): E-3, G-3, A#3, C#4

F#dim7 (v°7): F#3, A-3, C-4, D#4

Gdim7 (vi°7): G-3, A#3, C#4, E-4

Adim7 (vii°7): A-3, C-4, D#4, F#4

A#dim7 (°7): A#3, C#4, E-4, G-4

- Common chords with bass note C
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Cdim (i°): C-3, D#3, F#3

Cmin: C-3, D#3, G-3

Adim/C: C-3, D#3, A-3

Cmaj: C-3, E-3, G-3

Amin/C: C-3, E-3, A-3

F#dim/C: C-3, F#3, A-3

C5: C-3, G-3, C-4

Cdim7 (i°7): C-3, D#3, F#3, A-3

Cmin7b5: C-3, D#3, F#3, A#3

Cmin6: C-3, D#3, G-3, A-3

Cmin7: C-3, D#3, G-3, A#3

F#min7b5/C: C-3, E-3, F#3, A-3

C6: C-3, E-3, G-3, A-3

Cdom7: C-3, E-3, G-3, A#3

- Common chords with bass note C#
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C#dim (ii°): C#3, E-3, G-3

Amaj/C#: C#3, E-3, A-3

A#dim/C#: C#3, E-3, A#3

F#min/C#: C#3, F#3, A-3

F#maj/C#: C#3, F#3, A#3

Gdim/C#: C#3, G-3, A#3

D#min7b5/C#: C#3, D#3, F#3, A-3

D#min7/C#: C#3, D#3, F#3, A#3

D#dom7/C#: C#3, D#3, G-3, A#3

F#min7/C#: C#3, E-3, F#3, A-3

F#dom7/C#: C#3, E-3, F#3, A#3

Adom7/C#: C#3, E-3, G-3, A-3

C#dim7 (ii°7): C#3, E-3, G-3, A#3

- Common chords with bass note D#
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D#dim (iii°): D#3, F#3, A-3

D#min: D#3, F#3, A#3

Cdim/D#: D#3, F#3, C-4

D#maj: D#3, G-3, A#3

Cmin/D#: D#3, G-3, C-4

Adim/D#: D#3, A-3, C-4

D#5: D#3, A#3, D#4

D#dim7 (iii°7): D#3, F#3, A-3, C-4

D#min7b5: D#3, F#3, A-3, C#4

D#min6: D#3, F#3, A#3, C-4

D#min7: D#3, F#3, A#3, C#4

Amin7b5/D#: D#3, G-3, A-3, C-4

D#6: D#3, G-3, A#3, C-4

D#dom7: D#3, G-3, A#3, C#4

- Common chords with bass note E
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Edim (iv°): E-3, G-3, A#3

Cmaj/E: E-3, G-3, C-4

C#dim/E: E-3, G-3, C#4

Amin/E: E-3, A-3, C-4

Amaj/E: E-3, A-3, C#4

A#dim/E: E-3, A#3, C#4

F#min7b5/E: E-3, F#3, A-3, C-4

F#min7/E: E-3, F#3, A-3, C#4

F#dom7/E: E-3, F#3, A#3, C#4

Amin7/E: E-3, G-3, A-3, C-4

Adom7/E: E-3, G-3, A-3, C#4

Cdom7/E: E-3, G-3, A#3, C-4

Edim7 (iv°7): E-3, G-3, A#3, C#4

- Common chords with bass note F#
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F#dim (v°): F#3, A-3, C-4

F#min: F#3, A-3, C#4

D#dim/F#: F#3, A-3, D#4

F#maj: F#3, A#3, C#4

D#min/F#: F#3, A#3, D#4

Cdim/F#: F#3, C-4, D#4

F#5: F#3, C#4, F#4

F#dim7 (v°7): F#3, A-3, C-4, D#4

F#min7b5: F#3, A-3, C-4, E-4

F#min6: F#3, A-3, C#4, D#4

F#min7: F#3, A-3, C#4, E-4

Cmin7b5/F#: F#3, A#3, C-4, D#4

F#6: F#3, A#3, C#4, D#4

F#dom7: F#3, A#3, C#4, E-4

- Common chords with bass note G
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Gdim (vi°): G-3, A#3, C#4

D#maj/G: G-3, A#3, D#4

Edim/G: G-3, A#3, E-4

Cmin/G: G-3, C-4, D#4

Cmaj/G: G-3, C-4, E-4

C#dim/G: G-3, C#4, E-4

Amin7b5/G: G-3, A-3, C-4, D#4

Amin7/G: G-3, A-3, C-4, E-4

Adom7/G: G-3, A-3, C#4, E-4

Cmin7/G: G-3, A#3, C-4, D#4

Cdom7/G: G-3, A#3, C-4, E-4

D#dom7/G: G-3, A#3, C#4, D#4

Gdim7 (vi°7): G-3, A#3, C#4, E-4

- Common chords with bass note A
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Adim (vii°): A-3, C-4, D#4

Amin: A-3, C-4, E-4

F#dim/A: A-3, C-4, F#4

Amaj: A-3, C#4, E-4

F#min/A: A-3, C#4, F#4

D#dim/A: A-3, D#4, F#4

A5: A-3, E-4, A-4

Adim7 (vii°7): A-3, C-4, D#4, F#4

Amin7b5: A-3, C-4, D#4, G-4

Amin6: A-3, C-4, E-4, F#4

Amin7: A-3, C-4, E-4, G-4

D#min7b5/A: A-3, C#4, D#4, F#4

A6: A-3, C#4, E-4, F#4

Adom7: A-3, C#4, E-4, G-4

- Common chords with bass note A#
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A#dim (°): A#3, C#4, E-4

F#maj/A#: A#3, C#4, F#4

Gdim/A#: A#3, C#4, G-4

D#min/A#: A#3, D#4, F#4

D#maj/A#: A#3, D#4, G-4

Edim/A#: A#3, E-4, G-4

Cmin7b5/A#: A#3, C-4, D#4, F#4

Cmin7/A#: A#3, C-4, D#4, G-4

Cdom7/A#: A#3, C-4, E-4, G-4

D#min7/A#: A#3, C#4, D#4, F#4

D#dom7/A#: A#3, C#4, D#4, G-4

F#dom7/A#: A#3, C#4, E-4, F#4

A#dim7 (°7): A#3, C#4, E-4, G-4
