C° chord on Venezuelan Cuatro

in Standard (A-D-F#-B) tuning · Also known as ADF#B

✕○12D#F#C
C°
Diminished
Notes:C · D# · F#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCD#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 0 1– 1 – 2x D# F# Ceasy
3 4 6 41 2 4 3C F# C D#medium
6 4 6 42 1 3 1D# F# C D#medium · barre on fret 4
6 10 6 71 3 1 2D# C C F#hard · barre on fret 6
9 10 9 72 4 3 1F# C D# F#medium
9 10 9 x1 2 1 –F# C D# xeasy · barre on fret 9
3 1 0 13 1 – 2C D# F# Cmedium
3 4 x 41 2 – 3C F# x D#easy
x 4 6 4– 1 2 1x F# C D#medium · barre on fret 4
6 x 6 71 – 2 3D# x C F#easy
x 10 9 7– 3 2 1x C D# F#medium
3 4 0 41 2 – 3C F# F# D#easy
6 4 6 x2 1 3 –D# F# C xmedium
6 10 9 71 4 3 2D# C D# F#hard
3 1 0 x2 1 – –C D# F# xmedium
6 4 6 72 1 3 4D# F# C F#medium

The C° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes C, D#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for Venezuelan Cuatro 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
♭33D#
♭56F#

More C chords

Other roots

What notes make up the C° chord?

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

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.