C#° chord on 7-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○○○3412C#EC#EGC#E
C#°
Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 4 2 0 2 03 – 4 1 – 2 –C# E C# E G C# Emedium
4 3 4 2 x x x3 2 4 1 – – –C# G C# E x x xmedium
x x x x 6 5 3– – – – 3 2 1x x x x C# E Gmedium
4 0 4 5 0 5 01 – 2 3 – 4 –C# E C# G G E Emedium
x 9 7 5 6 5 0– 4 3 1 2 1 –x C# E G C# E Ehard · barre on fret 5
x x x x 6 8 0– – – – 1 2 –x x x x C# G Emedium
x 9 7 x 0 8 9– 3 1 – – 2 4x C# E x G G C#hard
x 9 10 11 0 8 0– 2 3 4 – 1 –x C# G C# G G Emedium
x 9 10 11 9 x x– 1 2 3 1 – –x C# G C# E x xmedium · barre on fret 9
10 12 10 11 12 x x1 3 1 2 4 – –G E G C# G x xmedium · barre on fret 10
x x x 11 12 x 12– – – 1 2 – 3x x x C# G x Eeasy
4 0 4 2 0 5 02 – 3 1 – 4 –C# E C# E G E Emedium
x x 4 2 6 2 3– – 3 1 4 1 2x x C# E C# C# Ghard · barre on fret 2
x x 4 5 x 5 3– – 2 3 – 4 1x x C# G x E Ghard
4 0 4 5 0 5 x1 – 2 3 – 4 –C# E C# G G E xmedium
x 9 7 5 9 5 0– 3 2 1 4 1 –x C# E G E E Ehard · barre on fret 5

The C#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes C#, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar – Drop A 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.