C°7 chord on 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC)

in High C (EADGC) tuning

○○213F#AD#AC
C°7
Diminished 7
Notes:C · D# · F# · A
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCAD#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 0 1 2 02 – 1 3 –F# A D# A Ceasy
x 3 4 2 3– 2 4 1 3x C F# A D#medium
5 3 4 5 33 1 2 4 1A C F# C D#medium · barre on fret 3
5 6 4 5 02 4 1 3 –A D# F# C Cmedium
5 6 7 5 61 2 4 1 3A D# A C F#medium · barre on fret 5
8 6 7 8 63 1 2 4 1C D# A D# F#medium · barre on fret 6
8 9 7 8 02 4 1 3 –C F# A D# Cmedium
8 9 10 8 91 2 4 1 3C F# C D# Amedium · barre on fret 8
11 9 10 11 93 1 2 4 1D# F# C F# Amedium · barre on fret 9
11 0 10 11 02 – 1 3 –D# A C F# Ceasy
11 12 x 11 121 3 – 2 4D# A x F# Chard
2 3 1 2 02 4 1 3 –F# C D# A Cmedium
2 3 4 2 31 2 4 1 3F# C F# A D#medium · barre on fret 2
5 x 4 5 33 – 2 4 1A x F# C D#hard
5 6 4 5 x2 4 1 3 –A D# F# C xmedium
x 6 7 5 6– 2 4 1 3x D# A C F#medium

The C°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes C, D#, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC) 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°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
♭33D#
♭56F#
69A

More C chords

Other roots

See C°7 in another tuning

What notes make up the C°7 chord?

C°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes C, 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.