D° chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

12134G#DG#DF
D°
Diminished
Notes:D · F · G#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDFG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 1 2 31 2 1 3 4G# D G# D Fmedium · barre on fret 1
x 2 x 5 6– 1 – 2 3x D x F G#hard
x x 7 5 6– – 3 1 2x x D F G#medium
10 x 7 8 64 – 2 3 1F x D G# G#hard
7 x 10 8 01 – 3 2 –D x F G# Dhard
x x 10 8 0– – 2 1 –x x F G# Dmedium
x 2 1 2 3– 2 1 3 4x D G# D Fmedium
x 5 x 2 6– 2 – 1 3x F x D G#hard
7 x 7 5 63 – 4 1 2D x D F G#hard
10 x 7 x 63 – 2 – 1F x D x G#hard
10 x 7 8 03 – 1 2 –F x D G# Dhard
10 x 10 8 02 – 3 1 –F x F G# Dhard
1 2 1 5 01 2 1 3 –G# D G# F Dhard · barre on fret 1
7 5 7 5 63 1 4 1 2D F D F G#medium · barre on fret 5
7 x 10 8 62 – 4 3 1D x F G# G#hard
10 x 7 8 x3 – 1 2 –F x D G# xhard

The D° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD) 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
♭33F
♭56G#

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, G#.

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.