E° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

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

✕○✕121EA#EG
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 1 2 1 x– – 1 2 1 –x E A# E G xeasy · barre on fret 1
x 3 x 2 4 x– 2 – 1 3 –x G x E A# xhard
7 3 x 5 4 x4 1 – 3 2 –E G x G A# xhard
x 0 7 5 4 5– – 4 2 1 3x E E G A# Emedium
7 6 7 5 x x3 2 4 1 – –E A# E G x xmedium
7 6 10 8 x x2 1 4 3 – –E A# G A# x xhard
7 0 7 8 x 81 – 2 3 – 4E E E A# x Ghard
10 0 10 8 10 82 – 3 1 4 1G E G A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 8
10 0 10 x 10 111 – 2 – 3 4G E G x E A#hard
x 0 1 x 1 x– – 1 – 2 –x E A# x G xeasy
x 3 x 2 4 5– 2 – 1 3 4x G x E A# Ehard
7 3 7 x 4 x3 1 4 – 2 –E G E x A# xhard
7 0 7 5 4 x3 – 4 2 1 –E E E G A# xmedium
7 6 x 5 x x3 2 – 1 – –E A# x G x xhard
7 6 10 x x x2 1 3 – – –E A# G x x xhard
x 0 7 8 10 8– – 1 2 4 3x E E A# E Gmedium

The E° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#. 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 E° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#

More E chords

Other roots

See E° in another tuning

What notes make up the E° chord?

E° is a Diminished chord built from the notes E, G, A#.

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.