A#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E
in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A#° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 2 0 4 0 4 | 4 1 – 2 – 3 | A# C# E C# C# A# | hard | |
| 6 2 x 4 3 x | 4 1 – 3 2 – | A# C# x C# E x | hard | |
| x x 6 4 3 4 | – – 4 2 1 3 | x x A# C# E A# | medium | |
| 6 5 0 4 0 4 | 4 3 – 1 – 2 | A# E E C# C# A# | medium | |
| 6 5 0 7 0 7 | 2 1 – 3 – 4 | A# E E E C# C# | medium | |
| x x 6 7 0 7 | – – 1 2 – 3 | x x A# E C# C# | easy | |
| x 11 9 7 9 7 | – 4 2 1 3 1 | x A# C# E A# C# | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 11 9 x 9 10 | – 4 1 – 2 3 | x A# C# x A# E | hard | |
| x 11 12 x 12 10 | – 2 3 – 4 1 | x A# E x C# E | hard | |
| x 11 12 x 12 x | – 1 2 – 3 – | x A# E x C# x | easy | |
| 6 2 0 4 0 x | 3 1 – 2 – – | A# C# E C# C# x | hard | |
| 6 2 6 x 3 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | A# C# A# x E x | hard | |
| x x 6 4 3 x | – – 3 2 1 – | x x A# C# E x | medium | |
| 6 5 0 4 0 x | 3 2 – 1 – – | A# E E C# C# x | medium | |
| 6 5 6 7 0 x | 2 1 3 4 – – | A# E A# E C# x | medium | |
| x x 6 7 0 x | – – 1 2 – – | x x A# E C# x | easy |
The A#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A#, C#, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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 | E |
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#, E.
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.