E°7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

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

○○1211EA#GA#C#E
E°7
Diminished 7
Notes:E · G · A# · C#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 3 1 1 0– 1 2 1 1 –E A# G A# C# Emedium · barre on fret 1
x 7 3 4 x 6– 4 1 2 – 3x E G C# x A#hard
0 4 6 4 7 0– 1 2 1 3 –E C# A# C# G Emedium · barre on fret 4
0 x 6 7 7 9– – 1 2 3 4E x A# E G C#hard
0 7 0 10 10 9– 1 – 3 4 2E E E G A# C#medium
0 10 9 10 10 9– 2 1 3 4 1E G C# G A# C#medium · barre on fret 9
0 1 3 1 1 3– 1 2 1 1 3E A# G A# C# Gmedium · barre on fret 1
x 7 6 4 x 3– 4 3 2 – 1x E A# C# x Ghard
0 4 6 4 7 6– 1 2 1 4 3E C# A# C# G A#medium · barre on fret 4
0 x 9 7 7 6– – 4 2 3 1E x C# E G A#hard
0 7 9 10 10 0– 1 2 3 4 –E E C# G A# Emedium
0 10 0 10 10 9– 2 – 3 4 1E G E G A# C#medium
0 1 0 1 1 3– 1 – 2 3 4E A# E A# C# Gmedium
x x 3 4 4 6– – 1 2 3 4x x G C# E A#medium
0 4 6 4 7 x– 1 2 1 3 –E C# A# C# G xmedium · barre on fret 4
0 7 6 x 7 9– 2 1 – 3 4E E A# x G C#hard

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#
69C#

More E chords

Other roots

See E°7 in another tuning

What notes make up the E°7 chord?

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

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.