E° chord on 7-String Guitar – Drop A

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

✕○○✕✕12EA#EG
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 1 2 0 x x– – 1 2 – – –x E A# E G x xeasy
x x x 2 3 5 3– – – 1 2 4 3x x x E A# E Gmedium
x x 7 5 3 5 3– – 4 2 1 3 1x x E G A# E Ghard · barre on fret 3
x 0 7 5 0 5 6– – 4 1 – 2 3x E E G G E A#medium
x 0 7 8 0 8 6– – 2 3 – 4 1x E E A# G G A#medium
7 0 7 8 0 8 01 – 2 3 – 4 –E E E A# G G Emedium
10 0 10 8 9 8 03 – 4 1 2 1 –G E G A# E G Emedium · barre on fret 8
10 0 10 x 9 11 02 – 3 – 1 4 –G E G x E A# Ehard
10 0 10 x 0 11 01 – 2 – – 3 –G E G x G A# Eeasy
x x x x 12 11 0– – – – 2 1 –x x x x G A# Eeasy
x 0 1 2 0 x 0– – 1 2 – – –x E A# E G x Eeasy
x x x 2 3 x 3– – – 1 2 – 3x x x E A# x Geasy
7 3 7 5 3 x x3 1 4 2 1 – –E G E G A# x xhard · barre on fret 3
x x 7 5 0 5 6– – 4 1 – 2 3x x E G G E A#medium
x x 7 8 0 8 6– – 2 3 – 4 1x x E A# G G A#medium
7 0 7 8 0 8 x1 – 2 3 – 4 –E E E A# G G xmedium

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