E° chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

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

✕○✕121EA#EG
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 1 2 1 x– – 1 2 1 –x E A# E G xeasy · barre on fret 1
5 3 x 2 4 x4 2 – 1 3 –E G x E A# xhard
5 3 x 5 4 x3 1 – 4 2 –E G x G A# xhard
5 0 x 5 4 52 – – 3 1 4E E x G A# Ehard
5 6 7 5 x x1 2 3 1 – –E A# E G x xmedium · barre on fret 5
8 6 7 8 x x3 1 2 4 – –G A# E A# x xmedium
8 0 7 8 x x2 – 1 3 – –G E E A# x xeasy
x 0 10 8 10 8– – 2 1 3 1x E G A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 8
11 0 10 x x x2 – 1 – – –A# E G x x xeasy
5 0 1 2 1 53 – 1 2 1 4E E A# E G Ehard · barre on fret 1
x 3 x 2 4 x– 2 – 1 3 –x G x E A# xhard
5 3 x x 4 53 1 – – 2 4E G x x A# Ehard
x 0 7 5 4 5– – 4 2 1 3x E E G A# Emedium
5 6 x 5 x x1 3 – 2 – –E A# x G x xeasy
8 6 7 x x x3 1 2 – – –G A# E x x xmedium
8 0 7 8 x 82 – 1 3 – 4G E E A# x Ghard

The E° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, 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 E° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#

More E chords

Other roots

See E° in another tuning

What notes make up the E° chord?

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