E° chord on Zhongruan – Fifths (G-D-A-E)

in Fifths (G-D-A-E) tuning

✕213EA#G
E°
Diminished
Notes:E · G · A#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGA#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 1 3– 2 1 3x E A# Gmedium
3 2 x 32 1 – 3A# E x Geasy
3 5 7 31 2 3 1A# G E Ghard · barre on fret 3
9 5 7 64 1 3 2E G E A#hard
9 8 10 63 2 4 1E A# G A#hard
0 8 7 0– 2 1 –G A# E Eeasy
9 8 10 02 1 3 –E A# G Emedium
0 2 1 0– 2 1 –G E A# Eeasy
3 5 7 61 2 4 3A# G E A#hard
9 5 x 63 1 – 2E G x A#hard
9 x 10 62 – 3 1E x G A#hard
0 8 7 x– 2 1 –G A# E xeasy
9 8 10 x2 1 3 –E A# G xmedium
0 2 1 x– 2 1 –G E A# xeasy
3 5 7 x1 2 3 –A# G E xhard
0 5 7 6– 1 3 2G G E A#medium

The E° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes E, G, A#. Below are playable fingerings for Zhongruan – Fifths (G-D-A-E) 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.