A° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

✕○2131ACACD#
A°
Diminished
Notes:A · C · D#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAACD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 3 1 3 1 0– 2 1 3 1 –x A C A C D#medium · barre on fret 1
x 3 4 6 4 x– 1 2 4 3 –x A D# C D# xmedium
4 6 4 6 4 61 2 1 3 1 4D# C D# C D# Amedium · barre on fret 4
10 6 10 6 10 02 1 3 1 4 –A C A C A D#hard · barre on fret 6
10 9 10 9 10 92 1 3 1 4 1A D# A D# A Cmedium · barre on fret 9
x 3 1 3 4 0– 2 1 3 4 –x A C A D# D#medium
x 3 4 6 x x– 1 2 3 – –x A D# C x xmedium
x 6 4 6 4 6– 2 1 3 1 4x C D# C D# Amedium · barre on fret 4
10 6 10 9 x x3 1 4 2 – –A C A D# x xhard
x x 10 9 10 9– – 2 1 3 1x x A D# A Ceasy · barre on fret 9
x 3 4 3 1 0– 2 4 3 1 –x A D# A C D#medium
x 3 x 6 4 6– 1 – 3 2 4x A x C D# Ahard
x x 4 6 4 6– – 1 2 1 3x x D# C D# Amedium · barre on fret 4
10 9 10 6 x x3 2 4 1 – –A D# A C x xhard
10 x 10 9 10 92 – 3 1 4 1A x A D# A Chard · barre on fret 9
x x x 3 1 0– – – 2 1 –x x x A C D#medium

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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
♭33C
♭56D#

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, D#.

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.