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

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

1231D#AD#F#
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 3 11 2 3 1D# A D# F#medium · barre on fret 1
4 2 3 43 1 2 4F# A D# Amedium
4 x 3 42 – 1 3F# x D# Aeasy
x 8 6 4– 3 2 1x D# F# Ahard
7 8 6 x2 3 1 –A D# F# xmedium
7 11 9 101 4 2 3A F# A D#hard
x 11 9 10– 3 1 2x F# A D#medium
1 2 x 11 3 – 2D# A x F#easy
4 2 3 x3 1 2 –F# A D# xmedium
4 8 6 41 3 2 1F# D# F# Ahard · barre on fret 4
7 8 6 102 3 1 4A D# F# D#hard
7 11 x 101 3 – 2A F# x D#hard
x 2 3 1– 2 3 1x A D# F#medium
7 8 6 43 4 2 1A D# F# Ahard
7 x 6 102 – 1 3A x F# D#hard
4 2 3 14 2 3 1F# A D# F#medium

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