E° chord on 4-String Bass – D Standard

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

○2123EGEA#
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 0 4 51 – 2 3E G E A#medium
2 3 4 21 2 3 1E A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 2
5 3 4 53 1 2 4G A# E A#medium
5 0 4 52 – 1 3G G E A#easy
x 9 7 5– 3 2 1x E G A#hard
8 9 7 x2 3 1 –A# E G xmedium
8 0 10 111 – 2 3A# G A# Emedium
x 0 10 11– – 1 2x G A# Eeasy
2 0 x 51 – – 2E G x A#hard
2 3 x 21 3 – 2E A# x Geasy
5 3 4 x3 1 2 –G A# E xmedium
x 0 4 5– – 1 2x G E A#easy
5 9 7 51 3 2 1G E G A#hard · barre on fret 5
8 9 7 112 3 1 4A# E G Ehard
8 12 10 111 4 2 3A# G A# Ehard
x 12 10 11– 3 1 2x G A# Emedium

The E° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, 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 E° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#

More E chords

Other roots

See E° in another tuning

What notes make up the E° chord?

E° is a Diminished chord built from the notes E, G, 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.