A#° chord on 4-String Bass – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G) tuning

1312EC#EA#
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EA#A#A#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 4 2 31 3 1 2E C# E A#medium · barre on fret 2
8 7 8 63 2 4 1A# E A# C#medium
8 7 11 92 1 4 3A# E C# Ehard
8 x 11 91 – 3 2A# x C# Ehard
x 4 2 3– 3 1 2x C# E A#medium
8 7 x 63 2 – 1A# E x C#hard
8 7 11 x2 1 3 –A# E C# xhard
11 x 8 93 – 1 2C# x A# Ehard
2 4 x 31 3 – 2E C# x A#hard
x 7 8 6– 2 3 1x E A# C#medium
11 7 8 94 1 2 3C# E A# Ehard
11 7 8 x3 1 2 –C# E A# xhard

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