C#° chord on 4-String Bass – Low B

in Low B (B-E-A-D) tuning

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

The C#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes C#, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Low B 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#
♭33E
♭56G

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#, E, G.

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.