D#° chord on Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD)

in Alternative (GGBD) tuning

1234AAD#F#
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 4 41 2 3 4A A D# F#medium
8 8 7 73 4 1 2D# D# F# Amedium
8 11 10 x1 3 2 –D# F# A xmedium
x 2 4 4– 1 2 3x A D# F#medium
x 8 7 7– 3 1 2x D# F# Aeasy
11 8 10 x3 1 2 –F# D# A xmedium
2 x 4 41 – 2 3A x D# F#hard
8 x 7 73 – 1 2D# x F# Aeasy
8 11 7 73 4 1 2D# F# F# Ahard
8 11 10 72 4 3 1D# F# A Ahard
11 8 7 74 3 1 2F# D# F# Ahard
11 8 10 74 2 3 1F# D# A Ahard
8 11 x 72 3 – 1D# F# x Ahard
11 8 x 73 2 – 1F# D# x Ahard

The D#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A. 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 D#° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
♭33F#
♭56A

More D# chords

Other roots

See D#° in another tuning

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.