E° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

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

○23141EGEA#EG
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
mediumbarre on fret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 4 3 4 32 – 3 1 4 1E G E A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 3
4 3 4 3 4 32 1 3 1 4 1E A# E A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 3
4 0 4 0 4 61 – 2 – 3 4E G E G E A#medium
x 9 7 0 7 6– 4 2 – 3 1x E G G G A#medium
x 9 7 9 10 0– 2 1 3 4 –x E G E A# Emedium
x 9 10 0 10 0– 1 2 – 3 –x E A# G A# Eeasy
x x x 12 10 0– – – 2 1 –x x x G A# Emedium
4 0 4 3 4 02 – 3 1 4 –E G E A# E Emedium
x x 4 3 4 3– – 2 1 3 1x x E A# E Geasy · barre on fret 3
4 0 4 0 7 61 – 2 – 4 3E G E G G A#medium
x x x 9 7 6– – – 3 2 1x x x E G A#medium
x 9 10 9 7 0– 2 4 3 1 –x E A# E G Emedium
x 9 10 0 10 x– 1 2 – 3 –x E A# G A# xeasy
10 12 10 12 10 121 2 1 3 1 4A# G A# G A# Emedium · barre on fret 10
4 3 4 0 4 02 1 3 – 4 –E A# E G E Emedium
4 x 4 3 4 32 – 3 1 4 1E x E A# E Ghard · barre on fret 3

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