C°7 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C°7

Diminished 7

Notes:C · D# · F# · A

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C°7 shapes as text

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

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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.