D#° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

○○○○244112233D#D#F#F#AAF#F#F#F#D#D#
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
hardfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
6 6 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 44 4 1 1 – – 2 2 – – 3 3D# D# F# F# A A F# F# F# F# D# D#hard
6 6 2 2 x x 4 4 3 3 x x4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –D# D# F# F# x x F# F# A A x xhard
x x x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 4 4– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x D# D# F# F# A A D# D#medium
6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 44 4 3 3 – – 1 1 – – 2 2D# D# A A A A F# F# F# F# D# D#medium
6 6 5 5 0 0 7 7 0 0 7 72 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – – 4 4D# D# A A A A A A F# F# F# F#medium
x x x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 7 7– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x D# D# A A F# F# F# F#easy
x x 11 11 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x D# D# F# F# A A D# D# F# F#hard · barre on fret 7
x x 11 11 9 9 x x 9 9 10 10– – 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x D# D# F# F# x x D# D# A Ahard
x x 11 11 12 12 x x 12 12 10 10– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x D# D# A A x x F# F# A Ahard
x x 11 11 12 12 x x 12 12 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x D# D# A A x x F# F# x xeasy
6 6 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 x x3 3 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – –D# D# F# F# A A F# F# F# F# x xhard
6 6 2 2 6 6 x x 3 3 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –D# D# F# F# D# D# x x A A x xhard
x x x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 x x– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x D# D# F# F# A A x xmedium
6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 x x3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –D# D# A A A A F# F# F# F# x xmedium
6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 0 0 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – – –D# D# A A D# D# A A F# F# x xmedium
x x x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –x x x x D# D# A A F# F# x xeasy

The D#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop 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 D#° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
♭33F#
♭56A

More D# chords

Other roots

See D#° in another tuning

What notes make up the D#° chord?

D#° is a Diminished chord built from the notes D#, F#, 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.