C#° chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

✕○3142C#EGC#E
C#°
Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 2 0 4 2– 3 1 – 4 2x C# E G C# Emedium
x 4 2 x 4 5– 2 1 – 3 4x C# E x C# Ghard
x 4 5 0 7 5– 1 2 – 4 3x C# G G E Gmedium
x x x 6 7 5– – – 2 3 1x x x C# E Gmedium
x 7 x 6 10 x– 2 – 1 3 –x E x C# G xhard
11 7 11 0 7 x3 1 4 – 2 –C# E C# G E xhard
x x 11 9 10 11– – 3 1 2 4x x C# E G C#medium
x 4 2 0 4 x– 2 1 – 3 –x C# E G C# xmedium
x 4 5 x 4 2– 2 4 – 3 1x C# G x C# Ehard
x 4 5 0 7 x– 1 2 – 3 –x C# G G E xmedium
5 7 5 6 7 51 3 1 2 4 1G E G C# E Gmedium · barre on fret 5
x 10 x 6 7 x– 3 – 1 2 –x G x C# E xhard
11 7 11 0 10 x3 1 4 – 2 –C# E C# G G xhard
11 10 11 9 x x3 2 4 1 – –C# G C# E x xmedium
x 4 2 0 4 5– 2 1 – 3 4x C# E G C# Gmedium
x 4 2 6 x 5– 2 1 4 – 3x C# E C# x Ghard

The C#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes C#, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal) 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
♭33E
♭56G

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#° in another tuning

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.