D° chord on Oud

in Arabic (CFADGC) tuning

○✕○213DFDG#D
D°
Diminished
Notes:D · F · G#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDFG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 0 x 0 1 22 – – – 1 3D F x D G# Deasy
2 3 5 3 x x1 2 4 3 – –D G# D F x xmedium
5 3 5 3 x x2 1 3 1 – –F G# D F x xmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 6 7 5– – 1 2 3 1x x D G# D Fmedium · barre on fret 5
x 9 8 6 7 x– 4 3 1 2 –x D F G# D xmedium
x x 8 0 7 8– – 2 – 1 3x x F D D G#easy
x 9 8 0 10 8– 3 1 – 4 2x D F D F G#medium
x 9 11 0 10 x– 1 3 – 2 –x D G# D F xmedium
x x 11 0 10 x– – 2 – 1 –x x G# D F xeasy
x 12 11 0 x x– 2 1 – – –x F G# D x xeasy
2 0 5 0 1 22 – 4 – 1 3D F D D G# Dhard
2 3 x 3 x x1 2 – 3 – –D G# x F x xeasy
x 3 5 3 x x– 1 2 1 – –x G# D F x xmedium · barre on fret 3
x 9 5 6 7 5– 4 1 2 3 1x D D G# D Fhard · barre on fret 5
x 9 8 6 x x– 3 2 1 – –x D F G# x xmedium
x 9 8 0 7 8– 4 2 – 1 3x D F D D G#medium

The D° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for Oud 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 D° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
♭33F
♭56G#

More D chords

Other roots

See D° in another tuning

Arabic (CFADGC) C-F-A-D-G-C
What notes make up the D° chord?

D° is a Diminished chord built from the notes D, F, 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.