D#° chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

○○2134D#F#AF#F#D#
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 2 0 4 0 42 1 – 3 – 4D# F# A F# F# D#medium
4 2 x 4 3 x3 1 – 4 2 –D# F# x F# A xhard
x x 6 4 3 4– – 4 2 1 3x x D# F# A D#medium
4 5 0 4 0 41 4 – 2 – 3D# A A F# F# D#medium
x 5 6 7 0 7– 1 2 3 – 4x A D# A F# F#medium
x x 6 7 0 7– – 1 2 – 3x x D# A F# F#easy
x 11 9 7 9 7– 4 2 1 3 1x D# F# A D# F#hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 9 x 9 10– 4 1 – 2 3x D# F# x D# Ahard
x 11 12 x 12 10– 2 3 – 4 1x D# A x F# Ahard
x 11 12 x 12 x– 1 2 – 3 –x D# A x F# xeasy
4 2 0 4 0 x2 1 – 3 – –D# F# A F# F# xmedium
4 2 x x 3 43 1 – – 2 4D# F# x x A D#hard
x x 6 4 3 x– – 3 2 1 –x x D# F# A xmedium
4 5 0 4 0 x1 3 – 2 – –D# A A F# F# xeasy
7 5 6 7 0 x3 1 2 4 – –F# A D# A F# xmedium
x x 6 7 0 x– – 1 2 – –x x D# A F# xeasy

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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
♭33F#
♭56A

More D# chords

Other roots

See D#° in another tuning

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.