C°7 chord on Venezuelan Cuatro

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

○○12AD#F#C
C°7
Diminished 7
Notes:C · D# · F# · A
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCAD#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 0 1– 1 – 2A D# F# Ceasy
3 4 3 41 2 1 3C F# A D#easy · barre on fret 3
0 4 6 4– 1 2 1A F# C D#medium · barre on fret 4
6 7 6 71 2 1 3D# A C F#easy · barre on fret 6
0 10 9 7– 3 2 1A C D# F#medium
9 10 9 101 2 1 3F# C D# Aeasy · barre on fret 9
3 7 0 41 3 – 2C A F# D#hard
6 10 0 101 2 – 3D# C F# Ahard

The C°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes C, D#, F#, A. 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°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
♭33D#
♭56F#
69A

More C chords

Other roots

What notes make up the C°7 chord?

C°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes C, 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.