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

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

✕✕○○○○223311A#A#C#C#A#A#A#A#EE
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EA#A#A#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1– – 2 2 – – 3 3 – – 1 1x x A# A# C# C# A# A# A# A# E Emedium
x x 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 x x– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –x x A# A# E E A# A# C# C# x xmedium
3 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 x x1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –E E C# C# E E A# A# C# C# x xmedium · barre on fret 3
0 0 5 5 0 0 4 4 6 6 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –C# C# C# C# C# C# A# A# E E x xmedium
9 9 5 5 0 0 7 7 6 6 x x4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –A# A# C# C# C# C# C# C# E E x xhard
9 9 8 8 0 0 7 7 6 6 x x4 4 3 3 – – 2 2 1 1 – –A# A# E E C# C# C# C# E E x xmedium
9 9 8 8 0 0 7 7 0 0 7 74 4 3 3 – – 1 1 – – 2 2A# A# E E C# C# C# C# A# A# A# A#medium
9 9 8 8 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 102 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – – 4 4A# A# E E C# C# E E A# A# C# C#medium
x x x x 9 9 10 10 0 0 10 10– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x A# A# E E A# A# C# C#easy
x x x x x x 10 10 0 0 10 10– – – – – – 1 1 – – 2 2x x x x x x E E A# A# C# C#easy
x x 2 2 0 0 x x 0 0 1 1– – 2 2 – – – – – – 1 1x x A# A# C# C# x x A# A# E Eeasy
x x 2 2 3 3 x x 3 3 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x A# A# E E x x C# C# x xeasy
x x x x 3 3 4 4 3 3 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x E E A# A# C# C# x xeasy · barre on fret 3
0 0 5 5 0 0 4 4 6 6 7 7– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4C# C# C# C# C# C# A# A# E E A# A#medium
9 9 5 5 0 0 x x 6 6 7 74 4 1 1 – – – – 2 2 3 3A# A# C# C# C# C# x x E E A# A#hard
x x x x 9 9 7 7 6 6 7 7– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x A# A# C# C# E E A# A#medium

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

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#, E.

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.