E° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

○○1231EA#EGA#E
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 3 3 1 0– 1 2 3 1 –E A# E G A# Emedium · barre on fret 1
x 7 3 6 7 3– 3 1 2 4 1x E E A# E Ghard · barre on fret 3
0 7 6 6 7 6– 2 1 1 3 1E E G A# E A#easy · barre on fret 6
0 7 9 0 10 0– 1 2 – 3 –E E A# E G Emedium
0 10 9 0 10 0– 2 1 – 3 –E G A# E G Eeasy
0 1 3 3 1 3– 1 2 3 1 4E A# E G A# Gmedium · barre on fret 1
x x 3 6 7 3– – 1 2 3 1x x E A# E Ghard · barre on fret 3
x 7 6 6 7 6– 2 1 1 3 1x E G A# E A#easy · barre on fret 6
0 10 9 0 7 0– 3 2 – 1 –E G A# E E Emedium
x 10 9 0 10 0– 2 1 – 3 –x G A# E G Eeasy
0 1 3 0 1 3– 1 3 – 2 4E A# E E A# Gmedium
x x 3 3 7 6– – 1 2 4 3x x E G E A#hard
0 7 6 0 7 6– 3 1 – 4 2E E G E E A#medium
x 7 9 0 10 0– 1 2 – 3 –x E A# E G Emedium
0 10 9 0 10 x– 2 1 – 3 –E G A# E G xeasy
0 1 3 3 1 x– 1 2 3 1 –E A# E G A# xmedium · barre on fret 1

The E° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open A 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 E° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#

More E chords

Other roots

See E° in another tuning

What notes make up the E° chord?

E° is a Diminished chord built from the notes 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.