D° chord on 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE)

in Open C (gCGCE) tuning

12131G#DG#DF
D°
Diminished
Notes:D · F · G#
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDFG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 1 2 11 2 1 3 1G# D G# D Feasy · barre on fret 1
x 2 x 5 4– 1 – 3 2x D x F G#hard
x x 7 5 4– – 3 2 1x x D F G#medium
7 5 7 8 x2 1 3 4 –D F D G# xmedium
10 x 7 8 103 – 1 2 4F x D G# Dhard
10 8 10 8 102 1 3 1 4F G# F G# Dmedium · barre on fret 8
x 2 1 2 1– 2 1 3 1x D G# D Feasy · barre on fret 1
x 5 x 2 4– 3 – 1 2x F x D G#hard
7 x 7 5 43 – 4 2 1D x D F G#hard
7 8 7 5 x2 4 3 1 –D G# D F xmedium
10 x 7 8 x3 – 1 2 –F x D G# xhard
x 8 10 8 10– 1 2 1 3x G# F G# Dmedium · barre on fret 8
1 2 1 5 11 2 1 3 1G# D G# F Fhard · barre on fret 1
x 5 7 5 4– 2 4 3 1x F D F G#medium
x 5 7 8 x– 1 2 3 –x F D G# xmedium
7 8 10 8 x1 2 4 3 –D G# F G# xmedium

The D° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE) 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
♭56G#

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.