D#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Em

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

D#°

Diminished

Notes:D# · F# · A

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 2 2 4 2	– 2 1 1 3 1	x D# F# A D# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 5 8 7 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x D# A D# F# x	hard
x x x 8 7 5	– – – 3 2 1	x x x D# F# A	medium
11 7 x 8 10 x	4 1 – 2 3 –	D# F# x D# A x	hard
11 10 11 11 10 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	D# A D# F# A x	medium · barre on fret 10
x 4 5 2 4 2	– 2 4 1 3 1	x D# A A D# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 5 x 7 5	– 1 2 – 4 3	x D# A x F# A	hard
5 7 5 8 7 5	1 2 1 4 3 1	A F# A D# F# A	medium · barre on fret 5
11 7 x 11 10 x	3 1 – 4 2 –	D# F# x F# A x	hard
x x 11 11 10 11	– – 2 3 1 4	x x D# F# A D#	medium
x 4 2 2 4 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x D# F# A D# x	medium
x 4 5 x 7 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x D# A x F# x	hard
x 7 5 8 7 5	– 2 1 4 3 1	x F# A D# F# A	medium · barre on fret 5
11 7 11 x 10 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	D# F# D# x A x	hard
11 10 11 11 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	D# A D# F# x x	medium
x 4 2 2 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x D# F# A x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
♭3	3	F#
♭5	6	A

More D# chords

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

Other roots

C°C#°D°E°F°F#°G°G#°A°A#°B°

See D#° 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 Em E-B-E-G-B-E Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the D#° chord?

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