D#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#°

Diminished

Notes:D# · F# · A

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#° shapes as text

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