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

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

○○✕✕11223344C#C#GGC#C#GGEE
C#°
Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 x x 2 21 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4C# C# G G C# C# G G x x E Ehard
x x 6 6 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x C# C# E E G G C# C# E Ehard · barre on fret 2
x x 6 6 4 4 8 8 4 4 5 5– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2x x C# C# E E C# C# C# C# G Ghard · barre on fret 4
x x x x x x 8 8 7 7 5 5– – – – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1x x x x x x C# C# E E G Gmedium
x x 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –x x C# C# G G C# C# E E x xmedium
7 7 9 9 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –G G E E G G C# C# E E x xmedium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 9 x x 8 8 10 10 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –x x E E x x C# C# G G x xhard
x x 9 9 x x 11 11 10 10 11 11– – 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 4 4x x E E x x E E G G C# C#hard
x x x x x x 11 11 10 10 11 11– – – – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x x x E E G G C# C#easy
x x 0 0 x x 11 11 x x 11 11– – – – – – 1 1 – – 2 2x x G G x x E E x x C# C#easy
1 1 0 0 4 4 2 2 4 4 x x1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 4 4 – –C# C# G G E E G G C# C# x xmedium
x x 6 6 4 4 2 2 4 4 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x C# C# E E G G C# C# x xhard
x x 6 6 4 4 x x 4 4 5 5– – 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x C# C# E E x x C# C# G Ghard
x x 6 6 7 7 x x 7 7 5 5– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x C# C# G G x x E E G Ghard
x x 6 6 7 7 x x 7 7 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x C# C# G G x x E E x xeasy
x x 0 0 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –x x G G G G C# C# E E x xeasy · barre on fret 7

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
♭33E
♭56G

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#° in another tuning

What notes make up the C#° chord?

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

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.