C° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning

○○✕✕11223344CCF#F#CCF#F#D#D#
C°
Diminished
Notes:C · D# · F#
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCD#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 x x 2 21 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4C C F# F# C C F# F# x x D# D#hard
x x 6 6 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x C C D# D# F# F# C C D# D#hard · barre on fret 2
x x 6 6 4 4 8 8 4 4 5 5– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2x x C C D# D# C C C C F# F#hard · barre on fret 4
x x x x x x 8 8 7 7 5 5– – – – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1x x x x x x C C D# D# F# F#medium
x x 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –x x C C F# F# C C D# D# x xmedium
7 7 9 9 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –F# F# D# D# F# F# C C D# D# x xmedium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 9 x x 8 8 10 10 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x D# D# x x C C F# F# x xhard
x x 9 9 x x 11 11 10 10 11 11– – 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 4 4x x D# D# x x D# D# F# F# C Chard
x x x x x x 11 11 10 10 11 11– – – – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x x x D# D# F# F# C Ceasy
x x 0 0 x x 11 11 x x 11 11– – – – – – 1 1 – – 2 2x x F# F# x x D# D# x x C Ceasy
1 1 0 0 4 4 2 2 4 4 x x1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 4 4 – –C C F# F# D# D# F# F# C C x xmedium
x x 6 6 4 4 2 2 4 4 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x C C D# D# F# F# C C x xhard
x x 6 6 4 4 x x 4 4 5 5– – 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x C C D# D# x x C C F# F#hard
x x 6 6 7 7 x x 7 7 5 5– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x C C F# F# x x D# D# F# F#hard
x x 6 6 7 7 x x 7 7 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x C C F# F# x x D# D# x xeasy
x x 0 0 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –x x F# F# F# F# C C D# D# x xeasy · barre on fret 7

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
♭33D#
♭56F#

More C chords

Other roots

See C° in another tuning

What notes make up the C° chord?

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

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.