C°7 chord on 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD)

in Plectrum (CGBD) tuning

○123CAD#F#
C°7
Diminished 7
Notes:C · D# · F# · A
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCAD#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 4 4– 1 2 3C A D# F#medium
3 5 7 71 2 3 4D# C F# Ahard
6 5 4 73 2 1 4F# C D# Amedium
6 8 10 101 2 3 4F# D# A Chard
0 8 7 7– 3 1 2C D# F# Aeasy
3 2 1 43 2 1 4D# A C F#medium
9 8 7 103 2 1 4A D# F# Cmedium

The C°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes C, D#, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD) 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 C°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
♭33D#
♭56F#
69A

More C chords

Other roots

See C°7 in another tuning

What notes make up the C°7 chord?

C°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes C, 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.