E° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B

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

○○✕✕33114422EEGGEEEEA#A#
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 1 1 5 5 0 0 2 2 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –E E G G E E E E A# A# x xhard
x x x x 5 5 3 3 2 2 3 3– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x E E G G A# A# E Emedium
5 5 4 4 5 5 3 3 x x x x3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –E E A# A# E E G G x x x xmedium
5 5 4 4 5 5 0 0 x x 6 62 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – 4 4E E A# A# E E E E x x G Ghard
x x x x 5 5 6 6 8 8 6 6– – – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3x x x x E E A# A# E E G Gmedium
x x 10 10 8 8 6 6 8 8 6 6– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x E E G G A# A# E E G Ghard · barre on fret 6
x x x x 8 8 0 0 8 8 9 9– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x x x G G E E E E A# A#easy
x x 10 10 11 11 0 0 11 11 9 9– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x E E A# A# E E G G A# A#medium
x x 10 10 11 11 0 0 11 11 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x E E A# A# E E G G x xeasy
x x x x 11 11 0 0 11 11 x x– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x x x A# A# E E G G x xeasy
x x x x 5 5 0 0 2 2 6 6– – – – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3x x x x E E E E A# A# G Ghard
x x x x 5 5 3 3 2 2 x x– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x E E G G A# A# x xmedium
5 5 4 4 x x 3 3 x x x x3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –E E A# A# x x G G x x x xhard
5 5 4 4 8 8 0 0 8 8 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4 – –E E A# A# G G E E E E x xhard
x x x x 5 5 6 6 x x 6 6– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x E E A# A# x x G Geasy
x x 10 10 8 8 6 6 8 8 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x E E G G A# A# E E x xhard

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