D#° chord on Cavaquinho

in Standard (DGBD) tuning

1234D#AD#F#
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 4 41 2 3 4D# A D# F#medium
4 2 4 42 1 3 4F# A D# F#medium
4 8 4 71 3 1 2F# D# D# Ahard · barre on fret 4
x 8 7 7– 3 1 2x D# F# Aeasy
1 2 x 41 2 – 3D# A x F#hard
x 2 4 4– 1 2 3x A D# F#medium
4 8 7 71 4 2 3F# D# F# Ahard
7 8 7 71 2 1 1A D# F# Aeasy · barre on fret 7
4 2 4 13 2 4 1F# A D# D#medium
4 2 4 x2 1 3 –F# A D# xmedium
7 8 4 43 4 1 2A D# D# F#hard
7 8 7 x1 2 1 –A D# F# xeasy · barre on fret 7
4 2 x 13 2 – 1F# A x D#hard
7 8 7 42 4 3 1A D# F# F#hard
4 x 4 71 – 2 3F# x D# Ahard
7 x 4 43 – 1 2A x D# F#hard

The D#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho 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 D#° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
♭33F#
♭56A

More D# chords

Other roots

See D#° in another tuning

Standard (DGBD) D-G-B-D
What notes make up the D#° chord?

D#° is a Diminished chord built from the notes 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.