A° chord on 4-String Bass – D Standard

in D Standard (D-G-C-F) tuning

○✕12D#AC
A°
Diminished
Notes:A · C · D#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAACD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 0 x1 2 – –D# A C xeasy
7 5 3 44 3 1 2A C D# Ahard
7 8 0 42 3 – 1A D# C Ahard
7 8 9 71 2 3 1A D# A Cmedium · barre on fret 7
10 8 9 103 1 2 4C D# A D#medium
10 x 9 102 – 1 3C x A D#easy
1 2 0 41 2 – 3D# A C Amedium
7 5 3 73 2 1 4A C D# Chard
x 8 0 4– 2 – 1x D# C Ahard
7 8 0 71 3 – 2A D# C Ceasy
10 8 9 x3 1 2 –C D# A xmedium
1 5 0 41 3 – 2D# C C Ahard
7 5 3 x3 2 1 –A C D# xhard
7 8 0 x1 2 – –A D# C xeasy
1 5 3 41 4 2 3D# C D# Ahard
7 x 3 72 – 1 3A x D# Chard

The A° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A, C, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – D Standard 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 A° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
♭33C
♭56D#

More A chords

Other roots

See A° in another tuning

What notes make up the A° chord?

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

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.