A#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

○✕3421A#C#A#C#E
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EA#A#A#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 4 2 1 x3 – 4 2 1 –A# C# A# C# E xmedium
4 3 4 2 x x3 2 4 1 – –A# E A# C# x xmedium
4 3 7 5 x x2 1 4 3 – –A# E C# E x xhard
4 0 4 5 x x1 – 2 3 – –A# C# A# E x xeasy
x 9 7 5 7 5– 4 2 1 3 1x A# C# E A# C#hard · barre on fret 5
x 9 7 11 7 8– 3 1 4 1 2x A# C# A# A# Ehard · barre on fret 7
x x x 11 10 8– – – 3 2 1x x x A# C# Emedium
x 9 10 11 10 x– 1 2 4 3 –x A# E A# C# xmedium
10 12 10 11 10 x1 3 1 2 1 –E C# E A# C# xmedium · barre on fret 10
4 0 4 5 1 x2 – 3 4 1 –A# C# A# E E xhard
4 3 x 2 x x3 2 – 1 – –A# E x C# x xhard
4 3 7 x x x2 1 3 – – –A# E C# x x xhard
4 0 4 5 x 51 – 2 3 – 4A# C# A# E x C#hard
x 9 7 5 7 x– 4 2 1 3 –x A# C# E A# xhard
x 9 7 x 7 8– 4 1 – 2 3x A# C# x A# Ehard
x 9 10 x 10 8– 2 3 – 4 1x A# E x C# Ehard

The A#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A#, C#, E. 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A#
♭33C#
♭56E

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.