C#° chord on 4-String Bass – Low C

in Low C (C-A-D-G) tuning

✕○21C#EG
C#°
Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 2 0– 2 1 –x C# E Gmedium
4 4 5 01 2 3 –E C# G Geasy
7 7 5 63 4 1 2G E G C#medium
7 7 x 62 3 – 1G E x C#easy
7 7 11 91 2 4 3G E C# Ehard
x 10 11 9– 2 3 1x G C# Emedium
1 4 2 01 3 2 –C# C# E Gmedium
4 4 5 x1 2 3 –E C# G xeasy
x 7 5 6– 3 1 2x E G C#medium
7 10 11 91 3 4 2G G C# Ehard
1 x 2 01 – 2 –C# x E Geasy
4 4 5 61 2 3 4E C# G C#medium
7 7 11 01 2 3 –G E C# Ghard
4 4 2 02 3 1 –E C# E Gmedium
4 4 x 01 2 – –E C# x Geasy
7 7 11 x1 2 3 –G E C# xhard

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