C°7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C°7

Diminished 7

Notes:C · D# · F# · A

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C°7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 0 1 0 1	– 3 – 1 – 2	F# D# F# C D# A	easy
6 2 3 x 3 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	C D# A x F# x	hard
6 5 3 4 3 x	4 3 1 2 1 –	C F# A D# F# x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 5 0 4 6 4	3 2 – 1 4 1	C F# F# D# A C	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 0 x 6 7	2 1 – – 3 4	C F# F# x A D#	hard
6 8 6 7 6 7	1 4 1 2 1 3	C A C F# A D#	medium · barre on fret 6
0 8 9 7 9 7	– 2 3 1 4 1	F# A D# F# C D#	medium · barre on fret 7
0 8 9 10 9 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	F# A D# A C x	medium
x 11 9 10 9 10	– 4 1 2 1 3	x C D# A C F#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 12 10 12 10	– 2 3 1 4 1	x C F# A D# F#	medium · barre on fret 10
x x 0 1 0 1	– – – 1 – 2	x x F# C D# A	easy
x 2 3 x 3 4	– 1 2 – 3 4	x D# A x F# C	hard
6 5 3 4 x x	4 3 1 2 – –	C F# A D# x x	medium
6 5 0 4 6 x	3 2 – 1 4 –	C F# F# D# A x	medium
6 5 x x 6 7	2 1 – – 3 4	C F# x x A D#	hard
x x 6 7 6 7	– – 1 2 1 3	x x C F# A D#	easy · barre on fret 6

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes C, D#, F#, A. 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°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
♭3	3	D#
♭5	6	F#
6	9	A

More C chords

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

Other roots

C#°7 D°7 D#°7 E°7 F°7 F#°7 G°7 G#°7 A°7 A#°7 B°7

See C°7 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°7 chord?

C°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes C, D#, F#, A.

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.