C° chord on 12-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-D-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-A-A-D-D) tuning

✕✕○○33114422CCD#D#F#F#CCD#D#
C°
Diminished
Notes:C · D# · F#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCD#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 1– – 3 3 1 1 – – 4 4 2 2x x C C D# D# F# F# C C D# D#medium
x x 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – –x x C C F# F# C C D# D# x xmedium
x x x x x x 6 6 6 6 4 4– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x x x C C D# D# F# F#medium
10 10 6 6 10 10 6 6 9 9 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 – –C C D# D# C C C C F# F# x xhard · barre on fret 6
10 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 102 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 4C C F# F# C C D# D# F# F# C Cmedium · barre on fret 9
x x 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 3 x x– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – –x x C C D# D# F# F# C C x xmedium
x x 3 3 x x 6 6 6 6 4 4– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2x x C C x x C C D# D# F# F#hard
4 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 4 41 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1F# F# D# D# F# F# C C D# D# F# F#medium · barre on fret 4
10 10 6 6 10 10 0 0 6 6 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –C C D# D# C C F# F# D# D# x xhard
10 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 – –C C F# F# C C D# D# F# F# x xeasy · barre on fret 9
x x 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 3 4 4– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4x x C C D# D# F# F# C C F# F#medium
x x 3 3 4 4 x x 6 6 4 4– – 1 1 2 2 – – 4 4 3 3x x C C F# F# x x D# D# F# F#hard
x x 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 4 4– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1x x D# D# F# F# C C D# D# F# F#medium · barre on fret 4
10 10 6 6 10 10 0 0 9 9 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –C C D# D# C C F# F# F# F# x xhard
10 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – – –C C F# F# C C D# D# x x x xeasy · barre on fret 9
x x 3 3 4 4 0 0 3 3 1 1– – 2 2 4 4 – – 3 3 1 1x x C C F# F# F# F# C C D# D#medium

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
♭33D#
♭56F#

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, D#, F#.

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.