A#° chord on Lute

in Renaissance G (6 course) (G-C-F-A-D-G) tuning

✕31412A#C#A#A#E
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
hardbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EA#A#A#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 1 5 1 2 x3 1 4 1 2 –A# C# A# A# E xhard · barre on fret 1
x x 5 4 2 3– – 4 3 1 2x x A# C# E A#medium
3 4 5 4 x x1 2 4 3 – –A# E A# C# x xmedium
x 4 5 4 x x– 1 2 1 – –x E A# C# x xeasy · barre on fret 4
x x 5 7 8 6– – 1 3 4 2x x A# E A# C#medium
x 10 x 7 8 6– 4 – 2 3 1x A# x E A# C#hard
x 10 8 7 8 x– 4 2 1 3 –x A# C# E A# xmedium
x 10 8 x 8 9– 4 1 – 2 3x A# C# x A# Ehard
x 10 11 x 11 9– 2 3 – 4 1x A# E x C# Ehard
x 10 11 x 11 x– 1 2 – 3 –x A# E x C# xeasy
3 1 x 1 2 x4 1 – 2 3 –A# C# x A# E xhard
x x 5 4 2 x– – 3 2 1 –x x A# C# E xmedium
3 4 x 4 x x1 2 – 3 – –A# E x C# x xeasy
6 4 5 4 x x3 1 2 1 – –C# E A# C# x xmedium · barre on fret 4
x x 5 7 x 6– – 1 3 – 2x x A# E x C#hard
x 10 8 7 x 6– 4 3 2 – 1x A# C# E x C#hard

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A#
♭33C#
♭56E

More A# chords

Other roots

What notes make up the A#° chord?

A#° is a Diminished chord built from the notes A#, C#, E.

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.