D° chord on 5-String Banjo – Guitar (gDGBE)
in Guitar (gDGBE) tuning
D°
Diminished
Notes:D · F · G#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
D° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 1 3 1 | – – 1 2 1 | x D G# D F | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| 7 3 7 3 4 | 3 1 4 1 2 | D F D D G# | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 7 0 7 6 4 | 3 – 4 2 1 | D D D F G# | medium | |
| 7 6 7 6 x | 2 1 3 1 – | D G# D F x | easy · barre on fret 6 | |
| 7 0 10 9 10 | 1 – 3 2 4 | D D F G# D | medium | |
| 10 0 10 9 10 | 2 – 3 1 4 | F D F G# D | medium | |
| 1 0 1 3 1 | 1 – 2 4 3 | G# D G# D F | medium | |
| x 3 7 3 4 | – 1 3 1 2 | x F D D G# | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| x 0 7 6 4 | – – 3 2 1 | x D D F G# | medium | |
| x 6 7 6 x | – 1 2 1 – | x G# D F x | easy · barre on fret 6 | |
| 10 0 7 9 10 | 3 – 1 2 4 | F D D G# D | medium | |
| x 0 10 9 10 | – – 2 1 3 | x D F G# D | easy | |
| 1 0 1 x 1 | 1 – 2 – 3 | G# D G# x F | easy | |
| x 3 x 3 4 | – 1 – 2 3 | x F x D G# | easy | |
| x x 7 6 4 | – – 3 2 1 | x x D F G# | medium | |
| 7 6 7 6 10 | 2 1 3 1 4 | D G# D F D | hard · barre on fret 6 |
The D° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Guitar (gDGBE) 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
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | D |
| ♭3 | 3 | F |
| ♭5 | 6 | G# |
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.