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

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#°

Diminished

Notes:C# · E · G

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 1 0 1 0	– – 1 – 2 –	x x C# G C# E	easy
2 4 4 x x x	1 2 3 – – –	G C# E x x x	medium
x 4 4 x 4 3	– 2 3 – 4 1	x C# E x E G	hard
x 4 4 0 4 0	– 1 2 – 3 –	x C# E G E E	easy
8 7 7 6 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	C# E G C# x x	medium
8 7 7 9 7 9	2 1 1 3 1 4	C# E G E G C#	medium · barre on fret 7
8 10 x 9 x x	1 3 – 2 – –	C# G x E x x	hard
x 10 x 9 x 9	– 3 – 1 – 2	x G x E x C#	easy
x 4 4 0 4 3	– 2 3 – 4 1	x C# E G E G	medium
2 4 4 x 4 x	1 2 3 – 4 –	G C# E x E x	hard
x x x 6 4 3	– – – 3 2 1	x x x C# E G	medium
x 4 4 0 4 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x C# E G E x	easy
x x x 6 7 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x x C# G E	easy
8 7 7 9 7 0	2 1 1 3 1 –	C# E G E G E	medium · barre on fret 7
8 10 x 9 x 9	1 4 – 2 – 3	C# G x E x C#	hard
11 10 x 9 x 9	4 3 – 1 – 2	E G x E x C#	hard

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 – 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#° 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 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#° 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.