A#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A#° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 0 1 2 x 2 | 1 – 2 3 – 4 | A# E A# E x C# | hard | |
| x 6 4 2 4 2 | – 4 2 1 3 1 | x A# C# E A# C# | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 6 4 8 4 5 | – 3 1 4 1 2 | x A# C# A# A# E | hard · barre on fret 4 | |
| x x x 8 7 5 | – – – 3 2 1 | x x x A# C# E | medium | |
| x 6 7 8 7 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x A# E A# C# x | medium | |
| 7 9 7 8 7 x | 1 3 1 2 1 – | E C# E A# C# x | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 9 x 8 10 x | – 2 – 1 3 – | x C# x A# E x | hard | |
| x 9 x 11 10 11 | – 1 – 3 2 4 | x C# x C# E A# | hard | |
| x x x 11 10 11 | – – – 2 1 3 | x x x C# E A# | easy | |
| x 0 x 11 x 11 | – – – 1 – 2 | x E x C# x A# | easy | |
| 1 0 4 2 4 x | 1 – 3 2 4 – | A# E C# E A# x | medium | |
| x 6 4 2 4 x | – 4 2 1 3 – | x A# C# E A# x | hard | |
| x 6 4 x 4 5 | – 4 1 – 2 3 | x A# C# x A# E | hard | |
| x 6 7 x 7 5 | – 2 3 – 4 1 | x A# E x C# E | hard | |
| x 6 7 x 7 x | – 1 2 – 3 – | x A# E x C# x | easy | |
| x 0 7 8 7 x | – – 1 2 1 – | x E E A# C# x | easy · barre on fret 7 |
The A#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A#, C#, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A# |
| ♭3 | 3 | C# |
| ♭5 | 6 | E |
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#, E.
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.