E° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

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

✕✕○○✕✕112211EEA#A#EEGG
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –x x E E A# A# E E G G x xeasy · barre on fret 1
x x 3 3 x x 2 2 4 4 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x G G x x E E A# A# x xhard
7 7 3 3 x x 5 5 4 4 x x4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –E E G G x x G G A# A# x xhard
x x 0 0 7 7 5 5 4 4 5 5– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3x x E E E E G G A# A# E Emedium
7 7 6 6 7 7 5 5 x x x x3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –E E A# A# E E G G x x x xmedium
7 7 6 6 10 10 8 8 x x x x2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 – – – –E E A# A# G G A# A# x x x xhard
7 7 0 0 7 7 8 8 x x 8 81 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4E E E E E E A# A# x x G Ghard
10 10 0 0 10 10 8 8 10 10 8 82 2 – – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1G G E E G G A# A# E E G Gmedium · barre on fret 8
10 10 0 0 10 10 x x 10 10 11 111 1 – – 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4G G E E G G x x E E A# A#hard
x x 0 0 1 1 x x 1 1 x x– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x E E A# A# x x G G x xeasy
x x 3 3 x x 2 2 4 4 5 5– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4x x G G x x E E A# A# E Ehard
7 7 3 3 7 7 x x 4 4 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –E E G G E E x x A# A# x xhard
7 7 0 0 7 7 5 5 4 4 x x3 3 – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 – –E E E E E E G G A# A# x xmedium
7 7 6 6 x x 5 5 x x x x3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –E E A# A# x x G G x x x xhard
7 7 6 6 10 10 x x x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – – –E E A# A# G G x x x x x xhard
x x 0 0 7 7 8 8 10 10 8 8– – – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3x x E E E E A# A# E E G Gmedium

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