D#° chord on Oud

in Arabic (CFADGC) tuning

○✕4123D#F#AD#A
D#°
Diminished
Notes:D# · F# · A
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
AD#D#D#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 1 0 1 2 x4 1 – 2 3 –D# F# A D# A xmedium
3 4 x 4 2 x2 3 – 4 1 –D# A x F# A xhard
3 4 6 4 x x1 2 4 3 – –D# A D# F# x xmedium
6 4 6 4 x x2 1 3 1 – –F# A D# F# x xmedium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 7 8 6– – 1 2 3 1x x D# A D# F#medium · barre on fret 6
x 10 9 7 8 x– 4 3 1 2 –x D# F# A D# xmedium
x 10 9 x 8 9– 4 2 – 1 3x D# F# x D# Ahard
x 10 9 x 11 9– 3 1 – 4 2x D# F# x F# Ahard
x 10 12 x 11 x– 1 3 – 2 –x D# A x F# xhard
3 4 0 4 2 x2 3 – 4 1 –D# A A F# A xmedium
x x 6 4 2 3– – 4 3 1 2x x D# F# A D#hard
3 4 x 4 x x1 2 – 3 – –D# A x F# x xeasy
x 4 6 4 x x– 1 2 1 – –x A D# F# x xmedium · barre on fret 4
x 10 6 7 8 6– 4 1 2 3 1x D# D# A D# F#hard · barre on fret 6
x 10 9 7 x x– 3 2 1 – –x D# F# A x xmedium
x x 9 x 8 9– – 2 – 1 3x x F# x D# Aeasy

The D#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes D#, F#, A. 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#
♭56A

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#, 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.