C° chord on 4-String Bass – D Standard

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

✕321CD#F#
C°
Diminished
Notes:C · D# · F#
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCD#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 5 3 1– 3 2 1x C D# F#hard
4 5 3 x2 3 1 –F# C D# xmedium
4 8 0 71 3 – 2F# D# C Chard
10 8 6 74 3 1 2C D# F# Chard
10 11 12 101 2 3 1C F# C D#medium · barre on fret 10
1 x 0 11 – – 2D# x C F#easy
4 5 3 72 3 1 4F# C D# Chard
4 8 6 71 4 2 3F# D# F# Chard
10 8 6 103 2 1 4C D# F# D#hard
10 11 0 101 3 – 2C F# C D#easy
1 5 3 11 3 2 1D# C D# F#hard · barre on fret 1
4 x 3 72 – 1 3F# x D# Chard
4 8 0 x1 2 – –F# D# C xhard
10 8 6 x3 2 1 –C D# F# xhard
x 11 0 10– 2 – 1x F# C D#easy
1 5 0 11 3 – 2D# C C F#hard

The C° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes C, D#, F#. 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 C° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
♭33D#
♭56F#

More C chords

Other roots

See C° in another tuning

What notes make up the C° chord?

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

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.