C#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

○○1234EGEGC#E
C#°
Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 0 2 0 2 21 – 2 – 3 4E G E G C# Emedium
x 6 2 6 2 5– 3 1 4 1 2x C# E C# C# Ghard · barre on fret 2
x 6 5 6 5 5– 2 1 3 1 1x C# G C# E Geasy · barre on fret 5
x 6 x 9 8 x– 1 – 3 2 –x C# x E G xhard
11 9 11 0 8 x3 2 4 – 1 –C# E C# G G xmedium
11 9 11 0 x x2 1 3 – – –C# E C# G x xmedium
x 0 2 0 2 2– – 1 – 2 3x G E G C# Eeasy
x 6 2 x 2 5– 4 1 – 2 3x C# E x C# Ghard
x 6 5 6 5 x– 2 1 3 1 –x C# G C# E xeasy · barre on fret 5
x 9 x 6 8 x– 3 – 1 2 –x E x C# G xhard
x x 11 9 8 11– – 3 2 1 4x x C# E G C#medium
11 9 11 12 x x2 1 3 4 – –C# E C# G x xmedium
2 0 2 0 2 x1 – 2 – 3 –E G E G C# xeasy
x 6 2 x 5 5– 4 1 – 2 3x C# E x E Ghard
x 6 5 0 5 5– 4 1 – 2 3x C# G G E Gmedium
x x 11 9 8 x– – 3 2 1 –x x C# E G xmedium

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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
♭33E
♭56G

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#° in another tuning

What notes make up the C#° chord?

C#° is a Diminished chord built from the notes C#, E, 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.