C#° chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

C#°

Diminished

Notes:C# · E · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 0 2 0 1 2	2 – 3 – 1 4	E G E G C# E	medium
x 6 2 x 4 5	– 4 1 – 2 3	x C# E x E G	hard
x 6 5 0 4 5	– 4 2 – 1 3	x C# G G E G	medium
x 6 5 9 7 5	– 2 1 4 3 1	x C# G E G G	hard · barre on fret 5
x 6 x 9 7 x	– 1 – 3 2 –	x C# x E G x	hard
11 9 11 0 7 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	C# E C# G G x	hard
11 9 11 0 x x	2 1 3 – – –	C# E C# G x x	medium
x 6 2 0 4 2	– 4 1 – 3 2	x C# E G E E	hard
x 6 2 6 x 5	– 3 1 4 – 2	x C# E C# x G	hard
x 6 5 0 4 x	– 3 2 – 1 –	x C# G G E x	medium
x 6 5 9 7 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x C# G E G x	hard
x 9 x 6 7 x	– 3 – 1 2 –	x E x C# G x	hard
x x 11 9 7 11	– – 3 2 1 4	x x C# E G C#	hard
11 9 11 12 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	C# E C# G x x	medium
x 6 2 0 4 5	– 4 1 – 2 3	x C# E G E G	hard
x 6 5 x 4 2	– 4 3 – 2 1	x C# G x E E	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 – G Modal 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D G Modal D-G-D-G-C-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.