C° chord on 5-String Banjo – G Minor (gDGBbD)

in G Minor (gDGBbD) (G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

✕1423D#CCF#
C°
Diminished
Notes:C · D# · F#
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCD#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 5 2 4– 1 4 2 3x D# C C F#hard
x x 5 5 4– – 2 3 1x x C D# F#easy
8 x 5 8 x2 – 1 3 –D# x C F# xhard
8 10 8 8 101 2 1 1 3D# C D# F# Cmedium · barre on fret 8
x 1 5 5 4– 1 3 4 2x D# C D# F#hard
5 x 5 5 42 – 3 4 1C x C D# F#hard
5 x 8 8 x1 – 2 3 –C x D# F# xhard
8 10 8 8 x1 2 1 1 –D# C D# F# xmedium · barre on fret 8
x 4 5 2 1– 3 4 2 1x F# C C D#hard
5 4 5 5 42 1 3 4 1C F# C D# F#medium · barre on fret 4
8 10 11 8 101 2 4 1 3D# C F# F# Cmedium · barre on fret 8
x 4 5 5 1– 2 3 4 1x F# C D# D#hard
x 4 5 5 4– 1 2 3 1x F# C D# F#easy · barre on fret 4
x 10 8 8 10– 3 1 2 4x C D# F# Cmedium
x 1 x 2 4– 1 – 2 3x D# x C F#hard
5 4 5 5 x2 1 3 4 –C F# C D# xmedium

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
♭33D#
♭56F#

More C chords

Other roots

See C° in another tuning

What notes make up the C° chord?

C° is a Diminished chord built from the notes C, D#, F#.

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.