C#° chord on Charango

in Standard (GCEAE) tuning

○○✕✕1GC#E
C#°
Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 0 x x– 1 – – –G C# E x xeasy
x 4 x 4 3– 2 – 3 1x E x C# Geasy
0 4 0 4 0– 1 – 2 –G E E C# Eeasy
6 7 9 7 01 2 4 3 –C# G C# E Emedium
9 7 9 7 92 1 3 1 4E G C# E C#medium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 10 0– – 1 2 –x x C# G Eeasy
0 1 0 x 0– 1 – – –G C# E x Eeasy
x 4 3 4 3– 2 1 3 1x E G C# Geasy · barre on fret 3
0 4 0 4 x– 1 – 2 –G E E C# xeasy
6 7 9 7 x1 2 4 3 –C# G C# E xmedium
9 7 9 7 02 1 3 1 –E G C# E Emedium · barre on fret 7
9 x 9 10 91 – 2 4 3E x C# G C#hard
0 4 3 4 3– 2 1 3 1G E G C# Geasy · barre on fret 3
6 4 x 4 34 2 – 3 1C# E x C# Ghard
6 7 x 4 02 3 – 1 –C# G x C# Ehard
6 7 x 7 01 2 – 3 –C# G x E Eeasy

The C#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes C#, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for Charango 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 C#° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
♭33E
♭56G

More C# chords

Other roots

What notes make up the C#° chord?

C#° is a Diminished chord built from the notes C#, E, G.

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.