E° chord on Dobro / Resonator

in Open G (GBDGBD) tuning

○231241GEEA#EE
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 5 2 3 5 2– 3 1 2 4 1G E E A# E Emedium · barre on fret 2
x x 2 3 5 5– – 1 2 3 4x x E A# E Gmedium
x 5 5 3 5 x– 2 3 1 4 –x E G A# E xmedium
9 5 5 9 5 83 1 1 4 1 2E E G E E A#hard · barre on fret 5
9 8 8 9 8 82 1 1 3 1 1E G A# E G A#easy · barre on fret 8
9 11 x 0 11 x1 2 – – 3 –E A# x G A# xhard
0 5 5 3 5 x– 2 3 1 4 –G E G A# E xmedium
x 5 2 3 x 5– 3 1 2 – 4x E E A# x Ghard
x 5 5 3 x x– 2 3 1 – –x E G A# x xmedium
9 5 8 9 5 53 1 2 4 1 1E E A# E E Ghard · barre on fret 5
9 8 8 9 8 x2 1 1 3 1 –E G A# E G xeasy · barre on fret 8
9 11 x 12 11 x1 2 – 4 3 –E A# x G A# xhard
3 5 5 0 5 x1 2 3 – 4 –A# E G G E xmedium
x 5 5 3 x 2– 3 4 2 – 1x E G A# x Ehard
x 5 x 3 5 5– 2 – 1 3 4x E x A# E Ghard
x 5 5 9 5 8– 1 1 3 1 2x E G E E A#hard · barre on fret 5

The E° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#. Below are playable fingerings for Dobro / Resonator 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

Open G (GBDGBD) G-B-D-G-B-D
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.