C° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C°

Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 1 3 1 3 1	– 1 2 1 3 1	C F# D# F# C F#	medium · barre on fret 1
3 7 6 7 3 x	1 3 2 4 1 –	D# C F# C C x	hard · barre on fret 3
0 7 6 7 6 7	– 2 1 3 1 4	C C F# C D# C	medium · barre on fret 6
0 10 0 7 9 7	– 3 – 1 2 1	C D# C C F# C	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 0 10 9 10	– 2 – 3 1 4	C D# C D# F# D#	medium
0 1 3 1 3 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	C F# D# F# C x	medium · barre on fret 1
6 7 3 7 3 x	2 3 1 4 1 –	F# C D# C C x	hard · barre on fret 3
x 7 6 7 6 7	– 2 1 3 1 4	x C F# C D# C	medium · barre on fret 6
x 10 0 7 9 7	– 3 – 1 2 1	x D# C C F# C	medium · barre on fret 7
x 10 0 10 9 10	– 2 – 3 1 4	x D# C D# F# D#	medium
0 1 3 1 x x	– 1 2 1 – –	C F# D# F# x x	medium · barre on fret 1
3 7 6 7 x x	1 3 2 4 – –	D# C F# C x x	hard
0 7 6 7 6 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	C C F# C D# x	easy · barre on fret 6
0 7 0 7 9 10	– 1 – 2 3 4	C C C C F# D#	medium
0 10 0 10 9 x	– 2 – 3 1 –	C D# C D# F# x	easy
0 x 3 1 3 1	– – 2 1 3 1	C x D# F# C F#	hard · barre on fret 1

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.