A#° chord on Mandola

in Standard (CGDA) (C-C-G-G-D-D-A-A) tuning

11332211C#C#A#A#EEA#A#
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EA#A#A#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 3 3 2 2 1 11 1 3 3 2 2 1 1C# C# A# A# E E A# A#medium · barre on fret 1
x x 3 3 2 2 4 4– – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x A# A# E E C# C#medium
4 4 3 3 x x 4 42 2 1 1 – – 3 3E E A# A# x x C# C#easy
4 4 6 6 8 8 4 41 1 2 2 3 3 1 1E E C# C# A# A# C# C#hard · barre on fret 4
10 10 6 6 8 8 7 74 4 1 1 3 3 2 2A# A# C# C# A# A# E Ehard
10 10 9 9 11 11 7 73 3 2 2 4 4 1 1A# A# E E C# C# E Ehard
10 10 9 9 11 11 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – –A# A# E E C# C# x xmedium
1 1 3 3 2 2 x x1 1 3 3 2 2 – –C# C# A# A# E E x xmedium
4 4 3 3 2 2 4 43 3 2 2 1 1 4 4E E A# A# E E C# C#medium
4 4 6 6 8 8 7 71 1 2 2 4 4 3 3E E C# C# A# A# E Ehard
10 10 6 6 x x 7 73 3 1 1 – – 2 2A# A# C# C# x x E Ehard
10 10 x x 11 11 7 72 2 – – 3 3 1 1A# A# x x C# C# E Ehard
1 1 3 3 2 2 4 41 1 3 3 2 2 4 4C# C# A# A# E E C# C#medium
4 4 6 6 8 8 x x1 1 2 2 3 3 – –E E C# C# A# A# x xhard
x x 6 6 8 8 7 7– – 1 1 3 3 2 2x x C# C# A# A# E Emedium
1 1 x x 2 2 1 11 1 – – 3 3 2 2C# C# x x E E A# A#easy

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