C#°7 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#°7

Diminished 7

Notes:C# · E · G · A#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#°7 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes C#, E, G, A#. 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#°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
♭3	3	E
♭5	6	G
6	9	A#

More C# chords

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

Other roots

C°7 D°7 D#°7 E°7 F°7 F#°7 G°7 G#°7 A°7 A#°7 B°7

See C#°7 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#°7 chord?

C#°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes C#, E, G, 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.