C° chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C°

Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C° shapes as text

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

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.