E° chord on 4-String Bass – Low C

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

○312EA#EG
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 1 2 03 1 2 –E A# E Gmedium
4 7 5 32 4 3 1E E G A#hard
4 7 8 01 2 3 –E E A# Ghard
x 7 8 0– 1 2 –x E A# Geasy
10 10 8 93 4 1 2A# G A# Emedium
10 10 x 92 3 – 1A# G x Eeasy
4 1 5 02 1 3 –E A# G Ghard
4 x 5 32 – 3 1E x G A#hard
4 x 8 01 – 2 –E x A# Ghard
7 7 8 01 2 3 –G E A# Geasy
x 10 8 9– 3 1 2x G A# Emedium
4 1 5 33 1 4 2E A# G A#hard
x 7 5 3– 3 2 1x E G A#hard
7 7 8 x1 2 3 –G E A# xeasy
4 1 5 x2 1 3 –E A# G xhard
7 7 5 33 4 2 1G E G A#hard

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