E° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

○○1213EA#GA#EE
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 3 1 4 0– 1 2 1 3 –E A# G A# E Emedium · barre on fret 1
x 7 3 x 4 6– 4 1 – 2 3x E G x E A#hard
0 7 6 7 7 6– 2 1 3 4 1E E A# E G A#medium · barre on fret 6
0 7 0 10 10 0– 1 – 2 3 –E E E G A# Emedium
12 10 12 10 10 122 1 3 1 1 4E G E G A# Emedium · barre on fret 10
0 1 3 1 4 3– 1 2 1 4 3E A# G A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 1
x 7 3 x 7 6– 3 1 – 4 2x E G x G A#hard
x 7 6 7 7 6– 2 1 3 4 1x E A# E G A#medium · barre on fret 6
0 10 0 7 10 0– 2 – 1 3 –E G E E A# Emedium
0 10 0 10 10 0– 1 – 2 3 –E G E G A# Eeasy
0 1 0 1 4 3– 1 – 2 4 3E A# E A# E Gmedium
x 7 3 7 x 6– 3 1 4 – 2x E G E x A#hard
0 7 0 7 7 6– 2 – 3 4 1E E E E G A#medium
x 7 0 10 10 0– 1 – 2 3 –x E E G A# Emedium
x 10 0 10 10 0– 1 – 2 3 –x G E G A# Eeasy
0 1 3 1 x x– 1 2 1 – –E A# G A# x 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 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 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.