C#° chord on Irish Bouzouki

in GDAD tuning

○121GEC#E
C#°
Diminished
Notes:C# · E · G
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EGC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 4 2– 1 2 1G E C# Emedium · barre on fret 2
6 2 4 54 1 2 3C# E C# Ghard
6 5 7 52 1 3 1C# G E Gmedium · barre on fret 5
0 11 7 11– 2 1 3G C# E C#hard
9 11 10 111 3 2 4E C# G C#medium
0 2 4 x– 1 2 –G E C# xmedium
6 5 4 24 3 2 1C# G C# Ehard
6 5 7 x2 1 3 –C# G E xmedium
0 11 7 x– 2 1 –G C# E xhard
9 11 10 x1 3 2 –E C# G xmedium
0 2 4 5– 1 2 3G E C# Gmedium
6 2 x 53 1 – 2C# E x Ghard
6 x 7 52 – 3 1C# x E Ghard
0 x 7 11– – 1 2G x E C#hard
9 x 10 111 – 2 3E x G C#hard
0 5 4 2– 3 2 1G G C# Emedium

The C#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes C#, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for Irish Bouzouki 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

GDAD G-D-A-D
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.