E° chord on Daruan – Fifths (C-G-D-A)

in Fifths (C-G-D-A) tuning

○321EGEA#
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 2 13 – 2 1E G E A#medium
4 3 5 x2 1 3 –E A# G xmedium
4 0 8 71 – 3 2E G A# Ehard
7 9 8 71 3 2 1G E A# Emedium · barre on fret 7
x 9 8 10– 2 1 3x E A# Gmedium
10 9 x 102 1 – 3A# E x Geasy
4 0 5 12 – 3 1E G G A#hard
4 3 5 72 1 3 4E A# G Ehard
4 0 8 x1 – 2 –E G A# xhard
7 0 8 71 – 3 2G G A# Eeasy
10 9 8 103 2 1 4A# E A# Gmedium
4 3 5 13 2 4 1E A# G A#hard
7 3 5 73 1 2 4G A# G Ehard
x 0 8 7– – 2 1x G A# Eeasy
4 0 x 12 – – 1E G x A#hard
x 3 5 7– 1 2 3x A# G Ehard

The E° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#. Below are playable fingerings for Daruan – Fifths (C-G-D-A) 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

See E° in another tuning

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.