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

in Drop D (D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E) tuning

○○✕✕11223344D#D#AAD#D#AAF#F#
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 x x 2 21 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4D# D# A A D# D# A A x x F# F#hard
x x 6 6 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2– – 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 2
x x 6 6 4 4 8 8 4 4 5 5– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2x x D# D# F# F# D# D# D# D# A Ahard · 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 D# D# F# F# A Amedium
x x 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –x x D# D# A A D# D# F# F# x xmedium
7 7 9 9 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –A A F# F# A A D# D# F# F# 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 F# F# x x D# D# A A x xhard
x x 9 9 x x 11 11 10 10 11 11– – 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 11 11 10 10 11 11– – – – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x x x F# F# A A D# D#easy
x x 0 0 x x 11 11 x x 11 11– – – – – – 1 1 – – 2 2x x A A x x F# F# x x D# D#easy
1 1 0 0 4 4 2 2 4 4 x x1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 4 4 – –D# D# A A F# F# A A D# D# x xmedium
x x 6 6 4 4 2 2 4 4 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x D# D# F# F# A A D# D# x xhard
x x 6 6 4 4 x x 4 4 5 5– – 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x D# D# F# F# x x D# D# A Ahard
x x 6 6 7 7 x x 7 7 5 5– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x D# D# A A x x F# F# A Ahard
x x 6 6 7 7 x x 7 7 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x D# D# A A x x F# F# x xeasy
x x 0 0 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –x x A A A A D# D# F# F# x xeasy · barre on fret 7

The D#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop D 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.