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

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

12134AD#AD#F#
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 3 2 3 41 2 1 3 4A D# A D# F#medium · barre on fret 2
x 3 x 6 7– 1 – 2 3x D# x F# Ahard
x x 8 6 7– – 3 1 2x x D# F# Amedium
11 x 8 9 74 – 2 3 1F# x D# A Ahard
11 x 8 9 x3 – 1 2 –F# x D# A xhard
x 3 2 3 4– 2 1 3 4x D# A D# F#medium
x 6 x 3 7– 2 – 1 3x F# x D# Ahard
8 x 8 6 73 – 4 1 2D# x D# F# Ahard
11 x 8 x 73 – 2 – 1F# x D# x Ahard
8 9 11 9 x1 2 4 3 –D# A F# A xmedium
2 3 2 6 41 2 1 4 3A D# A F# F#hard · barre on fret 2
8 6 8 6 73 1 4 1 2D# F# D# F# Amedium · barre on fret 6
8 x 11 9 72 – 4 3 1D# x F# A Ahard
11 9 8 9 x4 2 1 3 –F# A D# A xmedium
2 3 2 x 41 2 1 – 3A D# A x F#hard · barre on fret 2
x 6 8 6 7– 1 3 1 2x F# D# F# Amedium · barre on fret 6

The D#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A. 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#
♭56A

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.