E° chord on Irish Bouzouki

in GDAD tuning

○213GEA#E
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 1 2– 2 1 3G E A# Eeasy
3 2 x 52 1 – 3A# E x Ghard
3 5 7 51 2 4 3A# G E Ghard
9 5 7 84 1 2 3E G E A#hard
0 8 7 8– 2 1 3G A# E A#easy
9 8 10 82 1 3 1E A# G A#medium · barre on fret 8
x 2 1 5– 2 1 3x E A# Ghard
3 5 x 22 3 – 1A# G x Ehard
3 5 7 x1 2 3 –A# G E xhard
9 8 7 54 3 2 1E A# E Ghard
0 8 7 x– 2 1 –G A# E xeasy
9 8 10 x2 1 3 –E A# G xmedium
0 2 1 x– 2 1 –G E A# xeasy
3 x 7 51 – 3 2A# x E Ghard
9 5 x 83 1 – 2E G x A#hard
0 x 7 8– – 1 2G x E A#easy

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#

More E chords

Other roots

See E° in another tuning

GDAD G-D-A-D
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.