C° chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C°

Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F#

hardbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 5 1 5 1 4	– 3 1 4 1 2	C C D# C C F#	hard · barre on fret 1
3 5 4 5 x x	1 3 2 4 – –	D# C F# C x x	medium
0 5 4 5 4 4	– 2 1 3 1 1	C C F# C D# F#	easy · barre on fret 4
0 5 x 8 7 x	– 1 – 3 2 –	C C x D# F# x	hard
6 8 10 8 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	F# D# C D# x x	hard
0 8 10 8 7 x	– 2 4 3 1 –	C D# C D# F# x	medium
0 8 10 11 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	C D# C F# x x	medium
x 5 1 5 1 4	– 3 1 4 1 2	x C D# C C F#	hard · barre on fret 1
3 5 4 x x x	1 3 2 – – –	D# C F# x x x	medium
x 5 4 5 4 4	– 2 1 3 1 1	x C F# C D# F#	easy · barre on fret 4
0 8 x 5 7 x	– 3 – 1 2 –	C D# x C F# x	hard
6 8 10 x x x	1 2 3 – – –	F# D# C x x x	hard
x x 10 8 7 10	– – 3 2 1 4	x x C D# F# C	medium
0 11 10 8 x x	– 3 2 1 – –	C F# C D# x x	medium
0 x 1 5 1 4	– – 1 3 1 2	C x D# C C F#	hard · barre on fret 1
3 x 4 5 4 x	1 – 2 4 3 –	D# x F# C D# x	hard

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 – CGDGBD (Open G Low C) 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 CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-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.