C° chord on 6-String Guitar – Nashville (High Strung)

in Nashville (High Strung) (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as High Strung

Root

Type

Tuning

C°

Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F#

hardbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C° shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes C, D#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Nashville (High Strung) 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	D#
♭5	6	F#

More C chords

C Cm C7 C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

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 Nashville (High Strung) E-A-D-G-B-E

What notes make up the C° chord?

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

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.