C° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C°

Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
6 2 0 4 0 4	4 1 – 2 – 3	C D# F# D# D# C	hard
6 2 x 4 3 x	4 1 – 3 2 –	C D# x D# F# x	hard
x x 6 4 3 4	– – 4 2 1 3	x x C D# F# C	medium
6 5 0 4 0 4	4 3 – 1 – 2	C F# F# D# D# C	medium
6 5 0 7 0 7	2 1 – 3 – 4	C F# F# F# D# D#	medium
x x 6 7 0 7	– – 1 2 – 3	x x C F# D# D#	easy
x 11 9 7 9 7	– 4 2 1 3 1	x C D# F# C D#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 9 x 9 10	– 4 1 – 2 3	x C D# x C F#	hard
x 11 12 x 12 10	– 2 3 – 4 1	x C F# x D# F#	hard
x 11 12 x 12 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x C F# x D# x	easy
6 2 0 4 0 x	3 1 – 2 – –	C D# F# D# D# x	hard
6 2 6 x 3 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	C D# C x F# x	hard
x x 6 4 3 x	– – 3 2 1 –	x x C D# F# x	medium
6 5 0 4 0 x	3 2 – 1 – –	C F# F# D# D# x	medium
6 5 6 7 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	C F# C F# D# x	medium
x x 6 7 0 x	– – 1 2 – –	x x C F# D# x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes C, D#, F#. 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 C° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
♭3	3	D#
♭5	6	F#

More C chords

C Cm C7 C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#°D°D#°E°F°F#°G°G#°A°A#°B°

See C° in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.