C#° chord on Venezuelan Cuatro

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

✕213EGC#
C#°
Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 1 2– 2 1 3x E G C#easy
4 5 7 51 2 4 3C# G C# Emedium
7 5 7 52 1 3 1E G C# Emedium · barre on fret 5
7 11 7 81 3 1 2E C# C# Ghard · barre on fret 7
10 11 10 82 4 3 1G C# E Gmedium
10 11 10 x1 2 1 –G C# E xeasy · barre on fret 10
4 2 1 24 2 1 3C# E G C#medium
4 5 x 51 2 – 3C# G x Eeasy
x 5 7 5– 1 2 1x G C# Emedium · barre on fret 5
7 x 7 81 – 2 3E x C# Geasy
x 11 10 8– 3 2 1x C# E Gmedium
4 2 1 x3 2 1 –C# E G xmedium
7 5 7 x2 1 3 –E G C# xmedium
7 11 10 81 4 3 2E C# E Ghard
4 2 1 53 2 1 4C# E G Ehard
7 5 7 82 1 3 4E G C# Gmedium

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