E° chord on 6-String Guitar

in Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as EADGBE, Spanish tuning

○○✕✕12EA#EG
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 2 0 x x– 1 2 – – –E A# E G x xeasy
x x 2 3 5 3– – 1 2 4 3x x E A# E Gmedium
x 7 5 3 5 3– 4 2 1 3 1x E G A# E Ghard · barre on fret 3
0 7 5 0 5 6– 4 1 – 2 3E E G G E A#medium
0 7 8 0 8 6– 2 3 – 4 1E E A# G G A#medium
0 7 8 0 8 0– 1 2 – 3 –E E A# G G Eeasy
0 10 8 9 8 0– 3 1 2 1 –E G A# E G Emedium · barre on fret 8
0 10 x 9 11 0– 2 – 1 3 –E G x E A# Ehard
0 10 x 12 11 12– 1 – 3 2 4E G x G A# Ehard
x x x 12 11 0– – – 2 1 –x x x G A# Eeasy
0 1 2 0 x 0– 1 2 – – –E A# E G x Eeasy
x x 2 3 x 3– – 1 2 – 3x x E A# x Geasy
x 7 5 3 5 x– 4 2 1 3 –x E G A# E xhard
x 7 5 0 5 6– 4 1 – 2 3x E G G E A#medium
x 7 8 0 8 6– 2 3 – 4 1x E A# G G A#medium
x 7 8 0 8 0– 1 2 – 3 –x E A# G G Eeasy

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#

More E chords

Other roots

See E° in another tuning

What notes make up the E° chord?

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