A#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am
in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A#° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 1 0 1 1 0 | – 1 – 2 3 – | x A# E A# C# E | easy | |
| 6 4 6 4 4 0 | 2 1 3 1 1 – | A# C# A# C# E E | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 6 7 9 7 x x | 1 2 4 3 – – | A# E C# E x x | medium | |
| 0 7 9 7 10 9 | – 1 2 1 4 3 | E E C# E A# C# | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x x 0 x 10 9 | – – – – 2 1 | x x E x A# C# | easy | |
| x 1 0 1 1 x | – 1 – 2 3 – | x A# E A# C# x | easy | |
| 6 4 6 4 4 6 | 2 1 3 1 1 4 | A# C# A# C# E A# | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 6 7 6 7 x 9 | 1 2 1 3 – 4 | A# E A# E x C# | hard · barre on fret 6 | |
| 9 7 9 7 10 0 | 2 1 3 1 4 – | C# E C# E A# E | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x x 9 x 10 0 | – – 1 – 2 – | x x C# x A# E | easy | |
| x x x 1 1 0 | – – – 1 2 – | x x x A# C# E | easy | |
| 6 4 6 4 4 x | 2 1 3 1 1 – | A# C# A# C# E x | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 6 7 9 x x x | 1 2 3 – – – | A# E C# x x x | medium | |
| x 7 9 7 10 9 | – 1 2 1 4 3 | x E C# E A# C# | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 0 x 9 x 10 9 | – – 1 – 3 2 | E x C# x A# C# | easy | |
| x 1 0 x 1 0 | – 1 – – 2 – | x A# E x C# E | easy |
The A#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A#, C#, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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 A#° chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A# |
| ♭3 | 3 | C# |
| ♭5 | 6 | E |
More A# chords
Other roots
See A#° in another tuning
What notes make up the A#° chord?
A#° is a Diminished chord built from the notes A#, C#, E.
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.