C#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#°

Diminished

Notes:C# · E · G

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 0 1 0 1 0	1 – 2 – 3 –	C# G C# G C# E	easy
x x x 6 4 3	– – – 3 2 1	x x x C# E G	medium
x 6 4 0 4 0	– 3 1 – 2 –	x C# E G E E	medium
x 6 7 6 7 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G C# G E	easy · barre on fret 6
7 9 7 9 7 9	1 2 1 3 1 4	G E G E G C#	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 x 9 x 9	– – – 1 – 2	x G x E x C#	easy
x x 1 0 1 0	– – 1 – 2 –	x x C# G C# E	easy
x 6 x 6 4 3	– 3 – 4 2 1	x C# x C# E G	hard
x 6 4 0 4 x	– 3 1 – 2 –	x C# E G E x	medium
x 6 7 0 7 0	– 1 2 – 3 –	x C# G G G E	easy
x 9 7 9 7 9	– 2 1 3 1 4	x E G E G C#	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 x 0 x 9	– 1 – – – 2	x E x G x C#	easy
1 0 x 0 1 0	1 – – – 2 –	C# G x G C# E	easy
x 6 4 x 4 3	– 4 2 – 3 1	x C# E x E G	hard
x 6 4 0 7 0	– 2 1 – 3 –	x C# E G G E	medium
x x x 6 7 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x x C# G E	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
♭3	3	E
♭5	6	G

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

C°D°D#°E°F°F#°G°G#°A°A#°B°

See C#° in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open C C-G-C-G-C-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.