E° chord on Zhongruan

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

○121GEA#E
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 3 2– 1 2 1G E A# Eeasy · barre on fret 2
x 2 3 5– 1 2 3x E A# Gmedium
9 5 9 83 1 4 2E G E A#hard
9 8 0 83 1 – 2E A# G A#easy
3 2 0 23 1 – 2A# E G Eeasy
3 2 3 52 1 3 4A# E A# Gmedium
9 8 9 53 2 4 1E A# E Ghard
9 8 0 x2 1 – –E A# G xeasy
0 2 3 x– 1 2 –G E A# xeasy
3 5 3 22 4 3 1A# G A# Emedium
9 5 0 83 1 – 2E G G A#hard
9 8 12 82 1 3 1E A# G A#hard · barre on fret 8
3 2 0 x2 1 – –A# E G xeasy
x 5 3 2– 3 2 1x G A# Emedium
9 8 0 53 2 – 1E A# G Ghard
9 x 0 82 – – 1E x G A#easy

The E° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#. 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 E° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
♭56A#

More E chords

Other roots

See E° in another tuning

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