E° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

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

○○✕✕33442211EEGGEEGGA#A#
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 4 0 0 4 4 2 2 1 1 x x3 3 – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 – –E E G G E E G G A# A# x xmedium
4 4 3 3 4 4 2 2 x x x x3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –E E A# A# E E G G x x x xmedium
4 4 3 3 7 7 5 5 x x x x2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 – – – –E E A# A# G G A# A# x x x xhard
4 4 0 0 4 4 5 5 x x x x1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – – –E E G G E E A# A# x x x xeasy
x x 9 9 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x E E G G A# A# E E G Ghard · barre on fret 5
x x 9 9 7 7 11 11 7 7 8 8– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2x x E E G G E E E E A# A#hard · barre on fret 7
x x x x x x 11 11 10 10 8 8– – – – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1x x x x x x E E G G A# A#medium
x x 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 x x– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –x x E E A# A# E E G G x xmedium
10 10 12 12 10 10 11 11 10 10 x x1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –A# A# G G A# A# E E G G x xmedium · barre on fret 10
4 4 0 0 4 4 5 5 1 1 x x2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –E E G G E E A# A# A# A# x xhard
4 4 3 3 x x 2 2 x x x x3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –E E A# A# x x G G x x x xhard
4 4 3 3 7 7 x x x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – – –E E A# A# G G x x x x x xhard
4 4 0 0 4 4 5 5 x x 5 51 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4E E G G E E A# A# x x G Ghard
x x 9 9 7 7 5 5 7 7 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x E E G G A# A# E E x xhard
x x 9 9 7 7 x x 7 7 8 8– – 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x E E G G x x E E A# A#hard
x x 9 9 10 10 x x 10 10 8 8– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x E E A# A# x x G G A# A#hard

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#

More E chords

Other roots

See E° in another tuning

What notes make up the E° chord?

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