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

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

○○✕✕✕✕221133D#D#AAD#D#F#F#
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – – –D# D# A A D# D# F# F# 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 D# D# A A D# D# F# F#medium
x x 7 7 5 5 3 3 5 5 3 3– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x D# D# F# F# A A D# D# F# F#hard · 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 D# D# F# F# F# F# D# D# A Amedium
x x 7 7 8 8 0 0 8 8 6 6– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x D# D# A A F# F# F# F# A Amedium
x x 7 7 8 8 0 0 8 8 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x D# D# A A F# F# F# F# D# D#easy
8 8 10 10 8 8 9 9 8 8 0 01 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –A A F# F# A A D# D# F# F# D# D#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 F# F# x x D# D# A A D# D#hard
x x 10 10 x x 12 12 11 11 12 12– – 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 4 4x x F# F# x x F# F# A A D# D#hard
x x x x x x 12 12 11 11 0 0– – – – – – 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x x x F# F# A A D# D#easy
2 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 x x 0 02 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – – –D# D# A A D# D# F# F# x x D# D#easy
x x x x 2 2 3 3 x x 3 3– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x D# D# A A x x F# F#easy
x x 7 7 5 5 3 3 5 5 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x D# D# F# F# A A D# D# 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 D# D# F# F# D# D# D# D# A Ahard · 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 D# D# F# F# A Amedium
x x 7 7 8 8 0 0 8 8 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x D# D# A A F# F# F# F# x xeasy

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
♭33F#
♭56A

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#, 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.