D° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B

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

○○✕✕33224411DDG#G#DDFFG#G#
D°
Diminished
Notes:D · F · G#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDFG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 x x3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –D D G# G# D D F F G# G# x xmedium
3 3 2 2 6 6 4 4 x x x x2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 – – – –D D G# G# F F G# G# x x x xhard
x x x x 3 3 4 4 6 6 4 4– – – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3x x x x D D G# G# D D F Fmedium
x x 8 8 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 4– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x D D F F G# G# D D F Fhard · barre on fret 4
x x 8 8 6 6 10 10 6 6 7 7– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2x x D D F F D D D D G# G#hard · barre on fret 6
x x x x x x 10 10 9 9 7 7– – – – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1x x x x x x D D F F G# G#medium
x x 8 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 x x– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –x x D D G# G# D D F F x xmedium
9 9 11 11 9 9 10 10 9 9 x x1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –G# G# F F G# G# D D F F x xmedium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 11 x x 10 10 0 0 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –x x F F x x D D G# G# x xeasy
x x x x 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1– – – – 3 3 1 1 – – 2 2x x x x D D F F G# G# D Dmedium
3 3 2 2 6 6 x x x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – – –D D G# G# F F x x x x x xhard
x x x x 3 3 4 4 x x 4 4– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x D D G# G# x x F Feasy
x x 8 8 6 6 4 4 0 0 4 4– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 – – 2 2x x D D F F G# G# G# G# F Fhard
x x 8 8 6 6 x x 6 6 7 7– – 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x D D F F x x D D G# G#hard
x x 8 8 9 9 x x 9 9 7 7– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x D D G# G# x x F F G# G#hard
x x 8 8 9 9 x x 9 9 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x D D G# G# x x F F x xeasy

The D° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D, F, 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 D° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
♭33F
♭56G#

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, 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.