D#° chord on 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE)
in Chicago (DGBE) tuning
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
D#° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 4 2 | 1 2 4 3 | D# A D# F# | medium | |
| 4 2 4 2 | 2 1 3 1 | F# A D# F# | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 4 8 4 5 | 1 3 1 2 | F# D# D# A | hard · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 8 7 5 | – 3 2 1 | x D# F# A | medium | |
| 7 8 7 x | 1 2 1 – | A D# F# x | easy · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 11 10 11 | – 2 1 3 | x F# A D# | easy | |
| 1 2 x 2 | 1 2 – 3 | D# A x F# | easy | |
| x 2 4 2 | – 1 2 1 | x A D# F# | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 4 x 4 5 | 1 – 2 3 | F# x D# A | easy | |
| 7 8 7 5 | 2 4 3 1 | A D# F# A | medium | |
| 7 8 7 11 | 1 2 1 3 | A D# F# D# | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| 4 2 4 x | 2 1 3 – | F# A D# x | medium | |
| 4 8 7 5 | 1 4 3 2 | F# D# F# A | hard | |
| 7 11 7 11 | 1 2 1 3 | A F# F# D# | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| 4 2 4 5 | 2 1 3 4 | F# A D# A | medium | |
| 4 8 x 5 | 1 3 – 2 | F# D# x A | hard |
The D#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.
How the D#° chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | D# |
| ♭3 | 3 | F# |
| ♭5 | 6 | A |
More D# chords
Other roots
See D#° in another tuning
What notes make up the D#° chord?
D#° is a Diminished chord built from the notes D#, F#, A.
How do I read the diagram?
Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.