D° chord on Zhongruan

in Standard (G-D-G-D) tuning

✕○12DG#F
D°
Diminished
Notes:D · F · G#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDFG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 1 3– – 1 2x D G# Fmedium
7 3 7 63 1 4 2D F D G#hard
7 6 10 62 1 3 1D G# F G#hard · barre on fret 6
1 3 1 01 2 1 –G# F G# Dmedium · barre on fret 1
7 6 7 33 2 4 1D G# D Fhard
7 0 10 62 – 3 1D D F G#hard
1 0 1 31 – 2 3G# D G# Fmedium
7 3 x 63 1 – 2D F x G#hard
7 6 10 02 1 3 –D G# F Dhard
x 3 1 0– 2 1 –x F G# Dmedium
7 6 x 33 2 – 1D G# x Fhard
10 0 7 63 – 2 1F D D G#hard
1 0 x 31 – – 2G# D x Fhard
x 3 7 6– 1 3 2x F D G#hard
10 0 10 62 – 3 1F D F G#hard
1 3 x 01 2 – –G# F x Dhard

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

Standard (G-D-G-D) G-D-G-D
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.