C#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb)

in Half Step Down (Eb) (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning · Also known as Eb Standard, E♭ tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#°

Diminished

Notes:C# · E · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#° shapes as text

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

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 – Half Step Down (Eb) 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

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.