E°7 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-E-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-B-B-E-E) tuning

○○○○11221111EEC#C#GGA#A#C#C#EE
E°7
Diminished 7
Notes:E · G · A# · C#
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – –E E C# C# G G A# A# C# C# E Eeasy · barre on fret 2
x x 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 x x– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x E E G G A# A# C# C# x xmedium
x x 5 5 3 3 5 5 x x 6 6– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4x x E E G G C# C# x x A# A#hard
0 0 5 5 6 6 5 5 8 8 6 6– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3E E E E A# A# C# C# G G A# A#medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 x x 6 6 8 8 8 8 9 9– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4E E x x A# A# E E G G C# C#hard
0 0 8 8 9 9 8 8 11 11 9 9– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3E E G G C# C# E E A# A# C# C#medium · barre on fret 8
0 0 11 11 9 9 11 11 11 11 9 9– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1E E A# A# C# C# G G A# A# C# C#medium · barre on fret 9
0 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3E E C# C# G G A# A# C# C# G Geasy · barre on fret 2
x x 5 5 x x 2 2 2 2 3 3– – 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x E E x x A# A# C# C# G Ghard
x x 5 5 6 6 5 5 x x 3 3– – 2 2 4 4 3 3 – – 1 1x x E E A# A# C# C# x x G Ghard
x x 5 5 6 6 5 5 8 8 6 6– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3x x E E A# A# C# C# G G A# A#medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 x x 9 9 8 8 8 8 6 6– – – – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1E E x x C# C# E E G G A# A#hard
0 0 8 8 9 9 8 8 11 11 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –E E G G C# C# E E A# A# E Emedium · barre on fret 8
0 0 11 11 0 0 11 11 11 11 9 9– – 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 1 1E E A# A# E E G G A# A# C# C#medium
0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3– – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 4 4E E C# C# E E A# A# C# C# G Gmedium
x x 2 2 3 3 2 2 5 5 3 3– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3x x C# C# G G A# A# E E G Gmedium · barre on fret 2

The E°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes E, G, A#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Open E 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°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#
69C#

More E chords

Other roots

See E°7 in another tuning

What notes make up the E°7 chord?

E°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes E, G, A#, C#.

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.