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

in Drop C# (C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#) tuning

✕✕○○11224433AAD#D#AACCD#D#
A°
Diminished
Notes:A · C · D#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAACD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –x x A A D# D# A A C C D# D#medium
2 2 4 4 2 2 3 3 2 2 x x1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –D# D# C C D# D# A A C C x xmedium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 4 x x 3 3 5 5 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x C C x x A A D# D# x xhard
8 8 4 4 x x 6 6 5 5 0 04 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –A A C C x x C C D# D# D# D#hard
x x x x 8 8 6 6 5 5 6 6– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x A A C C D# D# A Amedium
8 8 7 7 8 8 6 6 x x x x3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –A A D# D# A A C C x x x xmedium
8 8 7 7 11 11 9 9 x x x x2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 – – – –A A D# D# C C D# D# x x x xhard
x x x x 8 8 9 9 11 11 9 9– – – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3x x x x A A D# D# A A C Cmedium
x x x x 11 11 9 9 11 11 9 9– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x x x C C D# D# A A C Cmedium · barre on fret 9
x x x x 11 11 x x 11 11 0 0– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x x x C C x x A A D# D#easy
x x x x x x 3 3 2 2 0 0– – – – – – 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x x x A A C C D# D#easy
x x x x 2 2 3 3 2 2 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x D# D# A A C C x xeasy · barre on fret 2
x x 4 4 x x 3 3 5 5 6 6– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4x x C C x x A A D# D# A Ahard
8 8 4 4 8 8 x x 5 5 0 03 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –A A C C A A x x D# D# D# D#hard
x x x x 8 8 6 6 5 5 0 0– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x A A C C D# D# D# D#medium
8 8 7 7 8 8 6 6 x x 0 03 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –A A D# D# A A C C x x D# D#hard

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
♭33C
♭56D#

More A chords

Other roots

See A° in another tuning

What notes make up the A° chord?

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

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.