E° chord on Venezuelan Cuatro

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

✕121A#EG
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 1 x1 2 1 –A# E G xeasy · barre on fret 1
x 5 4 5– 2 1 3x G A# Eeasy
7 8 10 81 2 4 3E A# E Gmedium
10 8 10 82 1 3 1G A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 8
10 x 10 111 – 2 3G x E A#easy
1 2 1 51 2 1 3A# E G Ehard · barre on fret 1
7 5 4 54 2 1 3E G A# Emedium
7 8 x 81 2 – 3E A# x Geasy
x 8 10 8– 1 2 1x A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 8
1 5 1 51 2 1 3A# G G Ehard · barre on fret 1
7 5 4 x3 2 1 –E G A# xmedium
10 8 10 x2 1 3 –G A# E xmedium
1 5 4 51 3 2 4A# G A# Ehard
7 5 4 83 2 1 4E G A# Ghard
10 8 10 112 1 3 4G A# E A#medium
1 x 1 51 – 2 3A# x G Ehard

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