D° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D°

Diminished

Notes:D · F · G#

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D° shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G# 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 D° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

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

More D chords

D Dm D7 D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

C°C#°D#°E°F°F#°G°G#°A°A#°B°

See D° 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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 D° chord?

D° is a Diminished chord built from the notes D, F, G#.

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.