E° chord on 12-String Guitar – Open D

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

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E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
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ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 22 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 4E E A# A# E E G G A# A# E Emedium · barre on fret 1
x x x x 2 2 4 4 x x 5 5– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x E E A# A# x x G Ghard
x x 7 7 5 5 4 4 7 7 x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 – –x x E E G G A# A# E E x xmedium
x x 7 7 5 5 x x 7 7 8 8– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4x x E E G G x x E E A# A#hard
x x 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – –x x E E A# A# E E G G x xmedium
x x x x x x 10 10 10 10 8 8– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x x x E E G G A# A#medium
2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 – –E E A# A# E E G G A# A# x xeasy · barre on fret 1
2 2 x x 5 5 4 4 x x x x1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – – – –E E x x G G A# A# x x x xhard
x x 7 7 5 5 4 4 x x x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x E E G G A# A# x x x xmedium
x x 7 7 8 8 x x 7 7 5 5– – 2 2 4 4 – – 3 3 1 1x x E E A# A# x x E E G Ghard
x x 7 7 x x 10 10 10 10 8 8– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2x x E E x x E E G G A# A#hard
8 8 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 81 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1A# A# G G A# A# E E G G A# A#medium · barre on fret 8
2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – – –E E A# A# E E G G x x x xeasy · barre on fret 1
2 2 x x 2 2 4 4 x x 5 51 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4E E x x E E A# A# x x G Ghard
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 7 7 5 5– – 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 2 2x x E E x x A# A# E E G Ghard
x x 7 7 5 5 x x x x 8 8– – 2 2 1 1 – – – – 3 3x x E E G G x x x x A# A#hard

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