A#° chord on Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD)

in Alternative (GGBD) tuning

3412A#A#C#E
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EA#A#A#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 2 23 4 1 2A# A# C# Emedium
3 6 5 x1 3 2 –A# C# E xmedium
6 6 5 82 3 1 4C# C# E A#medium
6 9 x 81 3 – 2C# E x A#hard
9 9 11 111 2 3 4E E A# C#medium
x 3 2 2– 3 1 2x A# C# Eeasy
6 3 5 x3 1 2 –C# A# E xmedium
x 6 5 8– 2 1 3x C# E A#medium
9 6 x 83 1 – 2E C# x A#hard
x 9 11 11– 1 2 3x E A# C#medium
3 x 2 23 – 1 2A# x C# Eeasy
6 9 5 82 4 1 3C# E E A#hard
9 x 11 111 – 2 3E x A# C#hard
3 6 2 23 4 1 2A# C# C# Ehard
9 6 5 84 2 1 3E C# E A#hard
3 6 5 22 4 3 1A# C# E Ehard

The A#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A#, C#, E. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD) 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#
♭56E

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.