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