D° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

✕○3142DFG#DF
D°
Diminished
Notes:D · F · G#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDFG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 3 1 0 3 1– 3 1 – 4 2x D F G# D Fmedium
x 3 4 6 6 x– 1 2 3 4 –x D G# D F xmedium
x x x 6 6 4– – – 2 3 1x x x D F G#medium
10 6 10 6 9 x3 1 4 1 2 –D F D D G# xhard · barre on fret 6
10 9 10 9 9 102 1 3 1 1 4D G# D F G# Dmedium · barre on fret 9
x 3 1 0 3 x– 2 1 – 3 –x D F G# D xmedium
x 3 x 6 6 4– 1 – 3 4 2x D x D F G#hard
4 6 4 6 6 41 2 1 3 4 1G# F G# D F G#medium · barre on fret 4
10 6 10 0 6 x3 1 4 – 2 –D F D G# F xhard
10 9 10 9 9 x2 1 3 1 1 –D G# D F G# xeasy · barre on fret 9
x 3 1 0 3 4– 2 1 – 3 4x D F G# D G#medium
x 3 4 x 6 4– 1 2 – 4 3x D G# x F G#hard
x 6 4 6 6 4– 2 1 3 4 1x F G# D F G#medium · barre on fret 4
10 6 10 0 9 x3 1 4 – 2 –D F D G# G# xhard
10 9 10 9 x x2 1 3 1 – –D G# D F x xeasy · barre on fret 9
x 3 4 0 3 1– 2 4 – 3 1x D G# G# D Fmedium

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
♭33F
♭56G#

More D chords

Other roots

See D° in another tuning

What notes make up the D° chord?

D° is a Diminished chord built from the notes D, F, 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.