C#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

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

213141C#GC#GC#E
C#°
Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 1 2 1 2 12 1 3 1 4 1C# G C# G C# Emedium · barre on fret 1
x x 2 x 5 4– – 1 – 3 2x x C# x E Ghard
x x x 7 5 4– – – 3 2 1x x x C# E Gmedium
x 7 5 7 8 x– 2 1 3 4 –x C# E C# G xmedium
x 7 8 10 8 x– 1 2 4 3 –x C# G E G xmedium
8 10 8 10 8 101 2 1 3 1 4G E G E G C#medium · barre on fret 8
x x 2 1 2 1– – 2 1 3 1x x C# G C# Eeasy · barre on fret 1
2 x 2 x 5 41 – 2 – 4 3C# x C# x E Ghard
x 7 x 7 5 4– 3 – 4 2 1x C# x C# E Ghard
x 7 8 7 5 x– 2 4 3 1 –x C# G C# E xmedium
x 7 8 10 x x– 1 2 3 – –x C# G E x xmedium
x 10 8 10 8 10– 2 1 3 1 4x E G E G C#medium · barre on fret 8
2 x 2 1 2 12 – 3 1 4 1C# x C# G C# Ehard · barre on fret 1
2 x 5 x 2 41 – 4 – 2 3C# x E x C# Ghard
x 7 5 x 5 4– 4 2 – 3 1x C# E x E Ghard
x 7 5 x 8 x– 2 1 – 3 –x C# E x G xhard

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
♭33E
♭56G

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#° in another tuning

What notes make up the C#° chord?

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

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.