E° chord on Charango

in Standard (GCEAE) tuning

○✕○○1GEA#E
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 x 0 1 0– – – 1 –G x E A# Eeasy
3 4 3 x x1 2 1 – –A# E G x xeasy · barre on fret 3
0 4 0 7 6– 1 – 3 2G E E E A#medium
0 7 0 7 6– 2 – 3 1G G E E A#easy
0 10 0 7 0– 2 – 1 –G A# E E Emedium
9 10 0 10 01 2 – 3 –E A# E G Eeasy
12 10 12 10 122 1 3 1 4G A# E G Emedium · barre on fret 10
0 4 0 1 0– 2 – 1 –G E E A# Emedium
3 4 3 7 31 2 1 3 1A# E G E Ghard · barre on fret 3
0 4 0 x 6– 1 – – 2G E E x A#hard
x 7 0 7 6– 2 – 3 1x G E E A#easy
0 10 0 7 x– 2 – 1 –G A# E E xmedium
9 10 0 10 x1 2 – 3 –E A# E G xeasy
0 10 0 10 0– 1 – 2 –G A# E G Eeasy
0 4 0 1 3– 3 – 1 2G E E A# Gmedium
3 4 3 7 61 2 1 4 3A# E G E A#hard · barre on fret 3

The E° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#. 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 E° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#

More E chords

Other roots

What notes make up the E° chord?

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