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

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#°

Diminished

Notes:D# · F# · A

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#° shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes 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 D#° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

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

More D# chords

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

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 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 D#° chord?

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