E°7 chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

○4312GEA#C#E
E°7
Diminished 7
Notes:E · G · A# · C#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 4 3 1 2– 4 3 1 2G E A# C# Emedium
3 4 6 7 x1 2 3 4 –A# E C# G xhard
0 4 6 4 8– 1 2 1 3G E C# E A#hard · barre on fret 4
6 x 9 7 81 – 4 2 3C# x E G A#hard
0 7 9 10 11– 1 2 3 4G G E A# C#hard
0 x 9 10 11– – 1 2 3G x E A# C#hard
3 4 0 1 23 4 – 1 2A# E G C# Emedium
6 4 3 7 x3 2 1 4 –C# E A# G xhard
0 4 6 7 8– 1 2 3 4G E C# G A#hard
6 7 9 10 x1 2 3 4 –C# G E A# xhard
0 10 9 7 11– 3 2 1 4G A# E G C#hard
12 x 9 10 114 – 1 2 3G x E A# C#hard
0 4 3 1 x– 3 2 1 –G E A# C# xmedium
3 4 6 x 51 2 4 – 3A# E C# x Ghard
6 4 0 4 83 1 – 2 4C# E G E A#hard
6 10 9 7 x1 4 3 2 –C# A# E G xhard

The E°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes E, G, A#, C#. 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 E°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#
69C#

More E chords

Other roots

See E°7 in another tuning

What notes make up the E°7 chord?

E°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes E, G, A#, C#.

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.