D#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
D#° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 0 4 2 1 x | 3 – 4 2 1 – | D# F# D# F# A x | medium | |
| 4 3 4 2 x x | 3 2 4 1 – – | D# A D# F# x x | medium | |
| 4 3 7 5 x x | 2 1 4 3 – – | D# A F# A x x | hard | |
| 4 0 4 5 x x | 1 – 2 3 – – | D# F# D# A x x | easy | |
| x 9 7 5 7 5 | – 4 2 1 3 1 | x D# F# A D# F# | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 9 7 11 7 8 | – 3 1 4 1 2 | x D# F# D# D# A | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| x x x 11 10 8 | – – – 3 2 1 | x x x D# F# A | medium | |
| x 9 10 11 10 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x D# A D# F# x | medium | |
| 10 12 10 11 10 x | 1 3 1 2 1 – | A F# A D# F# x | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| 4 0 4 5 1 x | 2 – 3 4 1 – | D# F# D# A A x | hard | |
| 4 3 x 2 x x | 3 2 – 1 – – | D# A x F# x x | hard | |
| 4 3 7 x x x | 2 1 3 – – – | D# A F# x x x | hard | |
| 4 0 4 5 x 5 | 1 – 2 3 – 4 | D# F# D# A x F# | hard | |
| x 9 7 5 7 x | – 4 2 1 3 – | x D# F# A D# x | hard | |
| x 9 7 x 7 8 | – 4 1 – 2 3 | x D# F# x D# A | hard | |
| x 9 10 x 10 8 | – 2 3 – 4 1 | x D# A x F# A | hard |
The D#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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#° chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | D# |
| ♭3 | 3 | F# |
| ♭5 | 6 | A |
More D# chords
Other roots
See D#° in another tuning
What notes make up the D#° chord?
D#° is a Diminished chord built from the notes D#, F#, 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.