C° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

Root

Type

Tuning

C°

Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 1 0 3 1	– 3 1 – 4 2	x C D# F# C D#	medium
x 3 4 6 6 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x C F# C D# x	medium
x x x 6 6 4	– – – 2 3 1	x x x C D# F#	medium
10 6 10 6 9 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	C D# C C F# x	hard · barre on fret 6
10 9 10 9 9 10	2 1 3 1 1 4	C F# C D# F# C	medium · barre on fret 9
x 3 1 0 3 x	– 2 1 – 3 –	x C D# F# C x	medium
x 3 x 6 6 4	– 1 – 3 4 2	x C x C D# F#	hard
4 6 4 6 6 4	1 2 1 3 4 1	F# D# F# C D# F#	medium · barre on fret 4
10 6 10 0 6 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	C D# C F# D# x	hard
10 9 10 9 9 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	C F# C D# F# x	easy · barre on fret 9
x 3 1 0 3 4	– 2 1 – 3 4	x C D# F# C F#	medium
x 3 4 x 6 4	– 1 2 – 4 3	x C F# x D# F#	hard
x 6 4 6 6 4	– 2 1 3 4 1	x D# F# C D# F#	medium · barre on fret 4
10 6 10 0 9 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	C D# C F# F# x	hard
10 9 10 9 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	C F# C D# x x	easy · barre on fret 9
x 3 4 0 3 1	– 2 4 – 3 1	x C F# F# C D#	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes C, D#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open D 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	D#
♭5	6	F#

More C chords

C Cm C7 C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

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 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, D#, F#.

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.