A#° chord on 5-String Bass – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-G) tuning
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A#° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 0 4 2 3 | 1 – 4 2 3 | A# E C# E A# | medium | |
| x 6 4 2 3 | – 4 3 1 2 | x A# C# E A# | hard | |
| 4 6 7 x 3 | 2 3 4 – 1 | C# A# E x A# | hard | |
| 4 0 4 8 6 | 1 – 2 4 3 | C# E C# A# C# | hard | |
| x 6 7 8 6 | – 1 2 3 1 | x A# E A# C# | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 7 9 7 8 9 | 1 3 1 2 4 | E C# E A# E | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 9 x 8 9 | – 2 – 1 3 | x C# x A# E | easy | |
| 1 0 4 2 x | 1 – 3 2 – | A# E C# E x | medium | |
| x 6 4 2 6 | – 3 2 1 4 | x A# C# E C# | hard | |
| 7 6 4 x 3 | 4 3 2 – 1 | E A# C# x A# | hard | |
| 4 0 7 8 6 | 1 – 3 4 2 | C# E E A# C# | hard | |
| x 6 7 x 6 | – 1 3 – 2 | x A# E x C# | easy | |
| 7 9 7 8 x | 1 3 1 2 – | E C# E A# x | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 1 0 4 x x | 1 – 2 – – | A# E C# x x | medium | |
| x 6 4 2 x | – 3 2 1 – | x A# C# E x | hard | |
| 4 x 7 x 3 | 2 – 3 – 1 | C# x E x A# | hard |
The A#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A#, C#, E. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Bass – Drop A 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
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A# |
| ♭3 | 3 | C# |
| ♭5 | 6 | E |
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.