E°7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning

○✕2134EA#EGC#
E°7
Diminished 7
Notes:E · G · A# · C#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 1 2 0 2 x2 1 3 – 4 –E A# E G C# xmedium
2 4 2 3 2 51 3 1 2 1 4E C# E A# C# Gmedium · barre on fret 2
x 4 5 3 5 x– 2 3 1 4 –x C# G A# E xmedium
x 4 5 0 5 8– 1 2 – 3 4x C# G G E A#hard
x 7 5 6 5 8– 3 1 2 1 4x E G C# E A#medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 8 6 8 x– 2 3 1 4 –x E A# C# G xmedium
x 7 8 0 8 11– 1 2 – 3 4x E A# G G C#hard
8 10 8 9 8 111 3 1 2 1 4A# G A# E G C#medium · barre on fret 8
x 10 11 9 11 x– 2 3 1 4 –x G C# E A# xmedium
2 1 x 0 2 22 1 – – 3 4E A# x G C# Ehard
2 4 5 3 2 21 3 4 2 1 1E C# G A# C# Emedium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 3 5 5– 2 – 1 3 4x C# x A# E Ghard
x 4 8 0 5 5– 1 4 – 2 3x C# A# G E Ghard
x 7 5 6 x 8– 3 1 2 – 4x E G C# x A#hard
x 7 x 6 8 8– 2 – 1 3 4x E x C# G A#hard
x 7 8 0 11 11– 1 2 – 3 4x E A# G A# C#hard

The E°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes E, G, A#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D 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.