D#° chord on 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD)

in Open D (f#DF#AD) tuning

○○○12F#D#F#AD#
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 0 0 1– 1 – – 2F# D# F# A D#easy
3 4 3 6 41 2 1 4 3A F# A D# F#medium · barre on fret 3
0 4 0 6 7– 1 – 2 3F# F# F# D# Amedium
0 x 9 6 7– – 3 1 2F# x D# D# Ahard
x x 9 9 7– – 2 3 1x x D# F# Amedium
12 x 9 12 x2 – 1 3 –F# x D# A xhard
0 1 0 0 x– 1 – – –F# D# F# A xeasy
3 4 3 6 x1 2 1 3 –A F# A D# xmedium · barre on fret 3
0 7 0 6 4– 3 – 2 1F# A F# D# F#medium
0 7 0 6 7– 2 – 1 3F# A F# D# Aeasy
9 x 9 9 72 – 3 4 1D# x D# F# Ahard
0 x 9 12 x– – 1 2 –F# x D# A xhard
x 1 0 0 1– 1 – – 2x D# F# A D#easy
3 4 3 6 71 2 1 3 4A F# A D# Ahard · barre on fret 3
x 4 0 6 7– 1 – 2 3x F# F# D# Amedium
x 7 0 6 7– 2 – 1 3x A F# D# Aeasy

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

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#, 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.