A° chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

✕○○✕12AD#AC
A°
Diminished
Notes:A · C · D#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAACD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 1 2 0 x– – 1 2 – –x A D# A C xeasy
5 3 x 2 3 x4 2 – 1 3 –A C x A D# xhard
5 3 7 5 3 x2 1 4 3 1 –A C A C D# xhard · barre on fret 3
5 0 7 8 0 42 – 3 4 – 1A A A D# C Ahard
5 6 7 5 0 71 2 3 1 – 4A D# A C C Cmedium · barre on fret 5
x 6 7 8 0 7– 1 2 4 – 3x D# A D# C Cmedium
8 0 7 8 9 72 – 1 3 4 1C A A D# A Cmedium · barre on fret 7
8 0 10 8 0 101 – 3 2 – 4C A C D# C D#medium
x 0 10 x 9 10– – 2 – 1 3x A C x A D#easy
11 0 10 x x x2 – 1 – – –D# A C x x xeasy
11 0 x x 12 x1 – – – 2 –D# A x x C xeasy
x 0 1 2 0 4– – 1 2 – 3x A D# A C Amedium
x 3 x 2 3 x– 2 – 1 3 –x C x A D# xeasy
5 3 x 5 3 x3 1 – 4 2 –A C x C D# xhard
8 0 7 8 0 43 – 2 4 – 1C A A D# C Ahard
5 6 7 5 0 x1 2 3 1 – –A D# A C C xmedium · barre on fret 5

The A° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A, C, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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 A° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
♭33C
♭56D#

More A chords

Other roots

See A° in another tuning

What notes make up the A° chord?

A° is a Diminished chord built from the notes A, C, D#.

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.