E° chord on 5-String Banjo – Guitar (gDGBE)

in Guitar (gDGBE) tuning

○✕✕12GEA#
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 3 x x– 1 2 – –G E A# x xeasy
3 2 3 x 32 1 3 – 4A# E A# x Ghard
3 5 3 5 31 2 1 3 1A# G A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 3
0 5 0 5 6– 1 – 2 3G G G E A#easy
x x 9 8 6– – 3 2 1x x E G A#medium
9 8 9 8 02 1 3 1 –E A# E G Eeasy · barre on fret 8
12 x 9 11 123 – 1 2 4G x E A# Ehard
x x 12 11 0– – 2 1 –x x G A# Eeasy
3 2 0 x x2 1 – – –A# E G x xeasy
x 2 3 5 3– 1 2 4 3x E A# E Gmedium
x 5 3 5 3– 2 1 3 1x G A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 3
x 5 0 5 6– 1 – 2 3x G G E A#easy
9 x 9 8 63 – 4 2 1E x E G A#hard
9 8 9 8 x2 1 3 1 –E A# E G xeasy · barre on fret 8
0 x 9 11 0– – 1 2 –G x E A# Ehard
12 x 12 11 02 – 3 1 –G x G A# Eeasy

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#

More E chords

Other roots

See E° in another tuning

What notes make up the E° chord?

E° is a Diminished chord built from the notes E, G, 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.