A#° chord on 4-String Bass – D Standard

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

✕231EA#C#
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EA#A#A#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 3 1 x2 3 1 –E A# C# xmedium
2 6 4 51 4 2 3E C# E A#hard
8 6 4 54 3 1 2A# C# E A#hard
8 9 10 81 2 3 1A# E A# C#medium · barre on fret 8
11 9 10 113 1 2 4C# E A# Emedium
11 x 10 112 – 1 3C# x A# Eeasy
2 3 1 52 3 1 4E A# C# A#hard
2 6 x 51 3 – 2E C# x A#hard
8 6 4 83 2 1 4A# C# E C#hard
8 9 x 81 3 – 2A# E x C#easy
11 9 10 x3 1 2 –C# E A# xmedium
2 x 1 52 – 1 3E x C# A#hard
8 6 4 x3 2 1 –A# C# E xhard
x 9 10 8– 2 3 1x E A# C#medium
8 x 4 82 – 1 3A# x E C#hard
11 9 10 84 2 3 1C# E A# C#medium

The A#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A#, C#, E. 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#
♭56E

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#, E.

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.