E°7 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

○○3322114411EEA#A#C#C#GGC#C#EE
E°7
Diminished 7
Notes:E · G · A# · C#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 13 3 2 2 – – 1 1 4 4 1 1E E A# A# C# C# G G C# C# E Emedium · barre on fret 1
3 3 2 2 x x x x 3 3 4 42 2 1 1 – – – – 3 3 4 4E E A# A# x x x x C# C# G Ghard
3 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 41 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3E E C# C# E E A# A# C# C# G Gmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 6 6 7 7 0 0 4 4– – 4 4 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1x x E E G G C# C# A# A# G Ghard
0 0 5 5 6 6 x x 6 6 7 7– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4C# C# C# C# G G x x E E A# A#hard
x x 8 8 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7– – 4 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3x x E E G G C# C# E E A# A#medium · barre on fret 6
x x 8 8 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1x x E E A# A# C# C# G G A# A#medium · barre on fret 7
x x 8 8 9 9 x x 9 9 10 10– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4x x E E A# A# x x G G C# C#hard
9 9 11 11 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 101 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3A# A# G G A# A# E E G G C# C#medium · barre on fret 9
0 0 11 11 12 12 10 10 12 12 10 10– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1C# C# G G C# C# E E A# A# C# C#medium · barre on fret 10
3 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 14 4 3 3 – – 1 1 – – 2 2E E A# A# C# C# G G A# A# E Emedium
3 3 2 2 6 6 x x 3 3 x x2 2 1 1 4 4 – – 3 3 – –E E A# A# G G x x C# C# x xhard
x x x x 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x E E A# A# C# C# G Geasy · barre on fret 3
0 0 5 5 0 0 4 4 6 6 4 4– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 1 1C# C# C# C# C# C# A# A# E E G Gmedium · barre on fret 4
6 6 5 5 0 0 x x 6 6 7 72 2 1 1 – – – – 3 3 4 4G G C# C# C# C# x x E E A# A#hard
x x 8 8 6 6 7 7 0 0 7 7– – 4 4 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x E E G G C# C# A# A# A# A#medium

The E°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes E, G, A#, C#. 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 E°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#
69C#

More E chords

Other roots

See E°7 in another tuning

What notes make up the E°7 chord?

E°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes E, G, A#, C#.

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.