C#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#°

Diminished

Notes:C# · E · G

hardfret 2

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# E G E E C#	hard
6 2 x 4 3 x	4 1 – 3 2 –	C# E x E G x	hard
x x 6 4 3 4	– – 4 2 1 3	x x C# E G C#	medium
6 5 0 4 0 4	4 3 – 1 – 2	C# G G E E C#	medium
6 5 0 7 0 7	2 1 – 3 – 4	C# G G G E E	medium
x x 6 7 0 7	– – 1 2 – 3	x x C# G E E	easy
x 11 9 7 9 7	– 4 2 1 3 1	x C# E G C# E	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 9 x 9 10	– 4 1 – 2 3	x C# E x C# G	hard
x 11 12 x 12 10	– 2 3 – 4 1	x C# G x E G	hard
x 11 12 x 12 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x C# G x E x	easy
6 2 0 4 0 x	3 1 – 2 – –	C# E G E E x	hard
6 2 6 x 3 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	C# E C# x G x	hard
x x 6 4 3 x	– – 3 2 1 –	x x C# E G x	medium
6 5 0 4 0 x	3 2 – 1 – –	C# G G E E x	medium
6 5 6 7 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	C# G C# G E x	medium
x x 6 7 0 x	– – 1 2 – –	x x C# G E x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
♭3	3	E
♭5	6	G

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

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 G G-D-G-C-E-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 C#° chord?

C#° is a Diminished chord built from the notes C#, E, 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.