C#° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B

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

○○✕✕✕✕221133C#C#GGC#C#EE
C#°
Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – – –C# C# G G C# C# E E x x x xeasy
x x x x 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 3– – – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3x x x x C# C# G G C# C# E Emedium
x x 7 7 5 5 3 3 5 5 3 3– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x C# C# E E G G C# C# E Ehard · barre on fret 3
x x 7 7 5 5 0 0 5 5 6 6– – 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x C# C# E E E E C# C# G Gmedium
x x 7 7 8 8 0 0 8 8 6 6– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x C# C# G G E E E E G Gmedium
x x 7 7 8 8 0 0 8 8 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x C# C# G G E E E E C# C#easy
8 8 10 10 8 8 9 9 8 8 0 01 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –G G E E G G C# C# E E C# C#medium · barre on fret 8
x x 10 10 x x 9 9 11 11 0 0– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x E E x x C# C# G G C# C#hard
x x 10 10 x x 12 12 11 11 12 12– – 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 4 4x x E E x x E E G G C# C#hard
x x x x x x 12 12 11 11 0 0– – – – – – 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x x x E E G G C# C#easy
2 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 x x 0 02 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – – –C# C# G G C# C# E E x x C# C#easy
x x x x 2 2 3 3 x x 3 3– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x C# C# G G x x E Eeasy
x x 7 7 5 5 3 3 5 5 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x C# C# E E G G C# C# x xhard
x x 7 7 5 5 9 9 5 5 6 6– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2x x C# C# E E C# C# C# C# G Ghard · barre on fret 5
x x x x x x 9 9 8 8 6 6– – – – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1x x x x x x C# C# E E G Gmedium
x x 7 7 8 8 0 0 8 8 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x C# C# G G E E E E x xeasy

The C#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes C#, E, G. 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#
♭33E
♭56G

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#, E, G.

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.