A° chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)
in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard
A°
Diminished
Notes:A · C · D#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 0 4 0 1 | – 2 – 3 – 1 | x A C A A D# | medium | |
| x 2 3 4 3 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x A D# A C x | medium | |
| 7 5 3 4 3 x | 4 3 1 2 1 – | A C D# A C x | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 7 5 0 4 6 x | 4 2 – 1 3 – | A C C A D# x | medium | |
| 7 5 0 7 6 x | 3 1 – 4 2 – | A C C C D# x | medium | |
| 7 8 0 7 6 x | 2 4 – 3 1 – | A D# C C D# x | medium | |
| 7 8 0 7 0 7 | 1 4 – 2 – 3 | A D# C C A A | medium | |
| 10 8 0 10 0 10 | 2 1 – 3 – 4 | C D# C D# A C | medium | |
| x x 9 10 0 10 | – – 1 2 – 3 | x x A D# A C | easy | |
| x x x 10 0 10 | – – – 1 – 2 | x x x D# A C | easy | |
| x 2 0 x 0 1 | – 2 – – – 1 | x A C x A D# | easy | |
| x 2 3 x 3 x | – 1 2 – 3 – | x A D# x C x | easy | |
| 7 5 3 7 3 x | 3 2 1 4 1 – | A C D# C C x | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 7 8 0 4 0 7 | 2 4 – 1 – 3 | A D# C A A A | hard | |
| 7 5 0 x 6 7 | 3 1 – – 2 4 | A C C x D# A | hard | |
| 7 x 0 7 6 7 | 2 – – 3 1 4 | A x C C D# A | hard |
The A° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A, C, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D) 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 A° chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| ♭3 | 3 | C |
| ♭5 | 6 | D# |
More A chords
Other roots
See A° in another tuning
What notes make up the A° chord?
A° is a Diminished chord built from the notes A, C, D#.
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.