D#°7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#°7

Diminished 7

Notes:D# · F# · A · C

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#°7 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes D#, F#, A, C. 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 D#°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
♭3	3	F#
♭5	6	A
6	9	C

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♯5 D#7♭5 D#6 D#m6 D#m7♭5 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#add9 D#maj9 D#m9 D#5

Other roots

C°7 C#°7 D°7 E°7 F°7 F#°7 G°7 G#°7 A°7 A#°7 B°7

See D#°7 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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

What notes make up the D#°7 chord?

D#°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes D#, F#, 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.