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

in High C (EADGC) tuning

○○✕12EA#EG
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 2 0 x– 1 2 – –E A# E G xeasy
3 x 2 3 x2 – 1 3 –G x E A# xeasy
x 7 5 3 4– 4 3 1 2x E G A# Ehard
0 7 8 0 4– 2 3 – 1E E A# G Ehard
6 7 5 0 72 3 1 – 4A# E G G Gmedium
6 7 8 0 71 2 4 – 3A# E A# G Gmedium
0 7 8 9 7– 1 2 3 1E E A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 7
0 10 8 9 10– 3 1 2 4E G A# E A#medium
0 10 x 9 10– 2 – 1 3E G x E A#easy
0 10 x 0 10– 1 – – 2E G x G A#easy
0 1 2 0 4– 1 2 – 3E A# E G Emedium
3 x 2 3 42 – 1 3 4G x E A# Ehard
x 7 5 3 7– 3 2 1 4x E G A# Ghard
x 7 8 0 4– 2 3 – 1x E A# G Ehard
6 7 5 0 x2 3 1 – –A# E G G xmedium
6 7 8 0 x1 2 3 – –A# E A# G xmedium

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