D#° chord on 4-String Bass – Low B

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

○213D#F#AF#
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 2 0 42 1 – 3D# F# A F#medium
4 5 0 41 3 – 2D# A A F#easy
7 5 6 73 1 2 4F# A D# Amedium
7 x 6 72 – 1 3F# x D# Aeasy
x 11 9 7– 3 2 1x D# F# Ahard
10 11 9 x2 3 1 –A D# F# xmedium
4 2 0 x2 1 – –D# F# A xmedium
4 5 6 41 2 3 1D# A D# F#medium · barre on fret 4
7 5 6 x3 1 2 –F# A D# xmedium
7 11 9 71 3 2 1F# D# F# Ahard · barre on fret 7
4 2 0 13 2 – 1D# F# A D#medium
4 x 0 41 – – 2D# x A F#easy
10 11 9 73 4 2 1A D# F# Ahard
x 2 0 1– 2 – 1x F# A D#easy
4 5 x 41 3 – 2D# A x F#easy
7 11 0 71 3 – 2F# D# A Ahard

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