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