A#° chord on Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB)

in Cross G (GDGB) (G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B) tuning

22113311A#A#EEA#A#C#C#
A#°
Diminished
Notes:A# · C# · E
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EA#A#A#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 2 2 3 3 2 22 2 1 1 3 3 1 1A# A# E E A# A# C# C#easy · barre on fret 2
3 3 x x 6 6 5 51 1 – – 3 3 2 2A# A# x x C# C# E Ehard
x x 8 8 6 6 5 5– – 3 3 2 2 1 1x x A# A# C# C# E Emedium
6 6 8 8 9 9 x x1 1 2 2 3 3 – –C# C# A# A# E E x xmedium
9 9 11 11 9 9 11 111 1 2 2 1 1 3 3E E C# C# E E A# A#medium · barre on fret 9
3 3 2 2 6 6 2 22 2 1 1 3 3 1 1A# A# E E C# C# C# C#hard · barre on fret 2
6 6 x x 3 3 5 53 3 – – 1 1 2 2C# C# x x A# A# E Ehard
6 6 8 8 6 6 5 52 2 4 4 3 3 1 1C# C# A# A# C# C# E Emedium
9 9 8 8 6 6 x x3 3 2 2 1 1 – –E E A# A# C# C# x xmedium
x x 11 11 9 9 11 11– – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x C# C# E E A# A#medium
3 3 2 2 x x 2 23 3 1 1 – – 2 2A# A# E E x x C# C#easy
6 6 8 8 9 9 5 52 2 3 3 4 4 1 1C# C# A# A# E E E Ehard
9 9 11 11 x x 11 111 1 2 2 – – 3 3E E C# C# x x A# A#hard
3 3 2 2 6 6 5 52 2 1 1 4 4 3 3A# A# E E C# C# E Ehard
9 9 8 8 6 6 5 54 4 3 3 2 2 1 1E E A# A# C# C# E Ehard
3 3 2 2 6 6 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – –A# A# E E C# C# x xhard

The A#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes A#, C#, E. Below are playable fingerings for Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB) 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

See A#° in another tuning

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.