E° chord on Oud – Turkish (DEABEA)

in Turkish (DEABEA) tuning

○21431EEA#EGA#
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
hardbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 0 1 5 3 12 – 1 4 3 1E E A# E G A#hard · barre on fret 1
2 3 x 5 6 x1 2 – 3 4 –E G x E A# xhard
x 3 7 5 6 x– 1 4 2 3 –x G E E A# xhard
5 0 7 5 6 x1 – 4 2 3 –G E E E A# xmedium
x 0 7 8 6 7– – 2 4 1 3x E E G A# Emedium
8 0 7 8 0 73 – 1 4 – 2A# E E G E Emedium
8 0 10 8 0 101 – 3 2 – 4A# E G G E Gmedium
x 12 10 11 12 10– 3 1 2 4 1x E G A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 10
5 0 1 5 3 13 – 1 4 2 1G E A# E G A#hard · barre on fret 1
2 6 x 5 3 x1 4 – 3 2 –E A# x E G xhard
x 6 7 5 3 x– 3 4 2 1 –x A# E E G xhard
5 0 7 8 6 x1 – 3 4 2 –G E E G A# xmedium
8 0 7 8 6 x3 – 2 4 1 –A# E E G A# xmedium
8 0 7 8 0 x2 – 1 3 – –A# E E G E xeasy
8 0 10 8 0 x1 – 3 2 – –A# E G G E xmedium
x 0 10 11 12 10– – 1 2 3 1x E G A# E Gmedium · barre on fret 10

The E° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#. Below are playable fingerings for Oud – Turkish (DEABEA) 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 E° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#

More E chords

Other roots

See E° in another tuning

What notes make up the E° chord?

E° is a Diminished chord built from the notes E, G, 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.