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

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

○○○○○○112233D#D#AAD#D#F#F#AAD#D#
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 – – 2 2 – – – – 3 3D# D# A A D# D# F# F# A A D# D#easy
x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 6 6 x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 – –x x D# D# F# F# A A D# D# x xmedium
x x 6 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4– – 3 3 1 1 – – – – 2 2x x D# D# F# F# F# F# A A F# F#medium
x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 6 6 7 7– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 4 4x x D# D# A A F# F# D# D# A Amedium
x x x x x x 9 9 9 9 7 7– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x x x D# D# F# F# A Amedium
x x 0 0 x x 9 9 9 9 x x– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x A A x x D# D# F# F# x xeasy
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 x x1 1 – – 2 2 – – – – – –D# D# A A D# D# F# F# A A x xeasy
x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 x x x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x D# D# F# F# A A x x x xmedium
x x 6 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 x x– – 2 2 1 1 – – – – – –x x D# D# F# F# F# F# A A x xmedium
x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 7– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – 3 3x x D# D# A A F# F# A A A Aeasy
7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 71 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1A A F# F# A A D# D# F# F# A Amedium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 9 x x 9 9 0 0 x x– – 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – –x x F# F# x x D# D# A A x xeasy
x x x x 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1– – – – 1 1 – – – – 2 2x x x x D# D# F# F# A A D# D#easy
x x 6 6 x x 3 3 6 6 4 4– – 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 2 2x x D# D# x x A A D# D# F# F#hard
x x 6 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 7 7– – 2 2 1 1 – – – – 3 3x x D# D# F# F# F# F# A A A Amedium
x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 6 6 x x– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 – –x x D# D# A A F# F# D# D# x xeasy

The D#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A. 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 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.