C° 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

Root

Type

Tuning

C°

Diminished

Notes:C · D# · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C° shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 0 1 3 1	– – – 1 2 1	x x C F# C D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 5 3 7 3 4	– 3 1 4 1 2	x C D# C C F#	hard · barre on fret 3
x 5 0 7 6 4	– 2 – 4 3 1	x C C C D# F#	medium
x 5 6 7 6 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x C F# C D# x	medium
10 8 6 7 6 x	4 3 1 2 1 –	C D# F# C D# x	hard · barre on fret 6
x 8 0 7 9 x	– 2 – 1 3 –	x D# C C F# x	medium
x 8 0 10 9 10	– 1 – 3 2 4	x D# C D# F# C	medium
x x 0 10 9 10	– – – 2 1 3	x x C D# F# C	easy
10 11 12 10 x x	1 2 3 1 – –	C F# C D# x x	medium · barre on fret 10
x x 0 1 x 1	– – – 1 – 2	x x C F# x D#	easy
x 5 3 x 3 4	– 4 1 – 2 3	x C D# x C F#	hard
x x 0 7 6 4	– – – 3 2 1	x x C C D# F#	medium
x 5 6 x 6 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x C F# x D# x	easy
10 8 6 10 6 x	3 2 1 4 1 –	C D# F# D# D# x	hard · barre on fret 6
x 8 0 7 9 10	– 2 – 1 3 4	x D# C C F# C	medium
10 8 0 10 9 x	3 1 – 4 2 –	C D# C D# F# x	medium

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 – 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 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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 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.