C#° chord on 12-String Guitar – Whole Step Down

in Whole Step Down (D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#°

Diminished

Notes:C# · E · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x x x 1 1 2 2 4 4 2 2	– – – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3	x x x x C# C# G G C# C# E E	medium
x x 6 6 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2	– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1	x x C# C# E E G G C# C# E E	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 2	x x C# C# E E C# C# C# C# G G	hard · barre on fret 4
x x x x x x 8 8 7 7 5 5	– – – – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1	x x x x x x C# C# E E G G	medium
x x 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x	– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –	x x C# C# G G C# C# E E x x	medium
11 11 9 9 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x	4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –	C# C# E E G G C# C# E E x x	hard · barre on fret 7
11 11 9 9 x x 8 8 10 10 x x	4 4 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –	C# C# E E x x C# C# G G x x	hard
11 11 9 9 x x 11 11 10 10 x x	3 3 1 1 – – 4 4 2 2 – –	C# C# E E x x E E G G x x	hard
11 11 12 12 x x 11 11 10 10 x x	2 2 4 4 – – 3 3 1 1 – –	C# C# G G x x E E G G x x	hard
11 11 12 12 x x 11 11 x x x x	1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 – – – –	C# C# G G x x E E x x x x	easy
x x x x 1 1 2 2 x x 2 2	– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3	x x x x C# C# G G x x E E	easy
x x 6 6 4 4 2 2 4 4 x x	– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –	x x C# C# E E G G C# C# x x	hard
x x 6 6 4 4 x x 4 4 5 5	– – 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3	x x C# C# E E x x C# C# G G	hard
x x 6 6 7 7 x x 7 7 5 5	– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1	x x C# C# G G x x E E G G	hard
x x 6 6 7 7 x x 7 7 x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –	x x C# C# G G x x E E x x	easy
11 11 9 9 7 7 11 11 7 7 x x	3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 – –	C# C# E E G G E E E E x x	hard · barre on fret 7

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
♭3	3	E
♭5	6	G

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

C°D°D#°E°F°F#°G°G#°A°A#°B°

See C#° in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Whole Step Down D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D

What notes make up the C#° chord?

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

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.