C° chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C°

Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F#

hardbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 1 5 3 1	– 2 1 4 3 1	x C D# C D# F#	hard · barre on fret 1
2 3 4 x 3 x	1 2 4 – 3 –	F# C F# x D# x	hard
x 3 4 5 3 x	– 1 2 3 1 –	x C F# C D# x	medium · barre on fret 3
8 6 4 5 0 x	4 3 1 2 – –	C D# F# C C x	hard
8 6 x 5 6 x	4 2 – 1 3 –	C D# x C F# x	hard
8 6 10 8 6 x	2 1 4 3 1 –	C D# C D# F# x	hard · barre on fret 6
8 9 x 8 0 7	2 4 – 3 – 1	C F# x D# C C	hard
8 9 10 8 0 10	1 2 3 1 – 4	C F# C D# C D#	medium · barre on fret 8
x 9 10 11 0 10	– 1 2 4 – 3	x F# C F# C D#	medium
x x 10 11 12 10	– – 1 2 3 1	x x C F# C D#	medium · barre on fret 10
11 x x 11 0 x	1 – – 2 – –	D# x x F# C x	easy
x 3 1 5 0 1	– 3 1 4 – 2	x C D# C C F#	hard
2 6 4 5 x x	1 4 2 3 – –	F# D# F# C x x	hard
x 3 4 5 3 7	– 1 2 3 1 4	x C F# C D# C	hard · barre on fret 3
8 6 4 8 0 x	3 2 1 4 – –	C D# F# D# C x	hard
x 6 x 5 6 x	– 2 – 1 3 –	x D# x C F# x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
♭3	3	D#
♭5	6	F#

More C chords

C Cm C7 C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#°D°D#°E°F°F#°G°G#°A°A#°B°

See C° in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the C° chord?

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

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.