A° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

✕○1243AD#ACD#
A°
Diminished
Notes:A · C · D#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAACD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 2 3 2 0– 1 2 4 3 –x A D# A C D#medium
2 4 2 3 2 x1 3 1 2 1 –D# C D# A C xmedium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 3 5 x– 2 – 1 3 –x C x A D# xhard
8 4 x 6 5 04 1 – 3 2 –A C x C D# D#hard
x x 8 6 5 6– – 4 2 1 3x x A C D# Amedium
8 7 8 6 x x3 2 4 1 – –A D# A C x xmedium
8 7 11 9 x x2 1 4 3 – –A D# C D# x xhard
x x 8 9 11 9– – 1 2 4 3x x A D# A Cmedium
x x 11 9 11 9– – 2 1 3 1x x C D# A Cmedium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 x 11 0– – 1 – 2 –x x C x A D#easy
x x x 3 2 0– – – 2 1 –x x x A C D#easy
x x 2 3 2 x– – 1 2 1 –x x D# A C xeasy · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 3 5 6– 2 – 1 3 4x C x A D# Ahard
8 4 8 x 5 03 1 4 – 2 –A C A x D# D#hard
x x 8 6 5 0– – 3 2 1 –x x A C D# D#medium
8 7 8 6 x 03 2 4 1 – –A D# A C x D#hard

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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
♭33C
♭56D#

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, D#.

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.