A° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#
in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) tuning
A°
Diminished
Notes:A · C · D#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 2 3 1 0 x | 3 2 4 1 – – | A D# A C D# x | medium | |
| 3 2 6 4 x x | 2 1 4 3 – – | A D# C D# x x | hard | |
| x x 3 4 6 4 | – – 1 2 4 3 | x x A D# A C | medium | |
| x 8 6 4 6 4 | – 4 2 1 3 1 | x A C D# A C | hard · barre on fret 4 | |
| x 8 6 10 6 7 | – 3 1 4 1 2 | x A C A A D# | hard · barre on fret 6 | |
| x x x 10 9 7 | – – – 3 2 1 | x x x A C D# | medium | |
| x 8 9 10 9 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x A D# A C x | medium | |
| 9 11 9 10 9 x | 1 3 1 2 1 – | D# C D# A C x | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x 11 x 10 0 x | – 2 – 1 – – | x C x A D# x | easy | |
| x x 3 1 0 1 | – – 3 1 – 2 | x x A C D# A | medium | |
| 3 2 6 x x x | 2 1 3 – – – | A D# C x x x | hard | |
| x x 3 4 x 4 | – – 1 2 – 3 | x x A D# x C | easy | |
| x 8 6 4 0 4 | – 4 3 1 – 2 | x A C D# D# C | hard | |
| x 8 6 x 6 7 | – 4 1 – 2 3 | x A C x A D# | hard | |
| x 8 9 x 9 7 | – 2 3 – 4 1 | x A D# x C D# | hard | |
| x 8 9 x 9 x | – 1 2 – 3 – | x A D# x C x | easy |
The A° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A, C, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop F# 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.