A° chord on 5-String Bass – Low Bb

in Low Bb (A#-D#-G#-C#-F#) tuning

○✕213CD#AD#
A°
Diminished
Notes:A · C · D#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAACD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 0 1 2 x2 – 1 3 –C D# A D# xeasy
x 6 4 2 3– 4 3 1 2x A C D# Ahard
5 6 4 x 33 4 2 – 1D# A C x Ahard
5 6 4 x x2 3 1 – –D# A C x xmedium
5 0 7 8 61 – 3 4 2D# D# D# A Cmedium
x 6 7 8 6– 1 2 3 1x A D# A Cmedium · barre on fret 6
11 9 7 8 x4 3 1 2 –A C D# A xhard
11 9 x 8 94 2 – 1 3A C x A D#hard
11 9 x 11 93 1 – 4 2A C x C D#hard
11 12 x 11 x1 3 – 2 –A D# x C xeasy
2 0 1 2 32 – 1 3 4C D# A D# Amedium
x 6 4 2 6– 3 2 1 4x A C D# Chard
5 x 4 x 33 – 2 – 1D# x C x Ahard
5 0 4 8 62 – 1 4 3D# D# C A Chard
5 6 7 x 61 2 4 – 3D# A D# x Chard
x 6 7 x 6– 1 3 – 2x A D# x Ceasy

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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
♭33C
♭56D#

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, D#.

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.