E°7 chord on Dobro / Resonator

in Open G (GBDGBD) tuning

○11211GC#EA#C#E
E°7
Diminished 7
Notes:E · G · A# · C#
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 2 3 2 2– 1 1 2 1 1G C# E A# C# Eeasy · barre on fret 2
x 5 2 3 2 5– 3 1 2 1 4x E E A# C# Gmedium · barre on fret 2
3 5 5 6 x x1 2 3 4 – –A# E G C# x xmedium
x 5 5 6 5 8– 1 1 2 1 3x E G C# E A#medium · barre on fret 5
9 8 8 6 x x4 2 3 1 – –E G A# C# x xmedium
9 8 8 9 8 112 1 1 3 1 4E G A# E G C#medium · barre on fret 8
9 11 11 0 11 x1 2 3 – 4 –E A# C# G A# xmedium
0 2 2 3 2 x– 1 1 2 1 –G C# E A# C# xeasy · barre on fret 2
x x 2 3 2 5– – 1 2 1 3x x E A# C# Gmedium · barre on fret 2
6 5 5 3 x x4 2 3 1 – –C# E G A# x xmedium
x 5 8 6 5 5– 1 3 2 1 1x E A# C# E Gmedium · barre on fret 5
9 x 8 6 8 x4 – 2 1 3 –E x A# C# G xhard
9 8 11 9 8 82 1 4 3 1 1E G C# E G A#medium · barre on fret 8
9 11 11 0 x x1 2 3 – – –E A# C# G x xmedium
3 2 2 0 2 x4 1 2 – 3 –A# C# E G C# xmedium
x 5 5 3 2 x– 3 4 2 1 –x E G A# C# xmedium

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#
69C#

More E chords

Other roots

See E°7 in another tuning

Open G (GBDGBD) G-B-D-G-B-D
What notes make up the E°7 chord?

E°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes E, G, A#, C#.

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.