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D° Chord on Guitar

D° is the D diminished chord — 3 notes (D, F, A♭) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: D · F · A♭Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

D°: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • D° – open position××R♭5R♭3open position
  • D° – fret 55×R♭5R♭3×fret 5
  • D° – fret 99××R♭3♭5Rfret 9
  • D° – fret 1212××R♭5R♭3fret 12

D°: Triad voicings (3 strings)

  • D° – bass: R6R♭3♭5×××bass: R
  • D° – bass: R×R♭3♭5××bass: R
  • D° – bass: R9××R♭3♭5×bass: R
  • D° – bass: R4×××R♭3♭5bass: R
  • D° – bass: ♭311♭3♭5R×××bass: ♭3
  • D° – bass: ♭36×♭3♭5R××bass: ♭3
  • D° – bass: ♭3××♭3♭5R×bass: ♭3
  • D° – bass: ♭39×××♭3♭5Rbass: ♭3
  • D° – bass: ♭5♭5R♭3×××bass: ♭5
  • D° – bass: ♭510×♭5R♭3××bass: ♭5
  • D° – bass: ♭56××♭5R♭3×bass: ♭5
  • D° – bass: ♭5×××♭5R♭3bass: ♭5

Keys that contain D°

Scales to play over D°

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain D, F, A♭.

Other D chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Diminished chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the D° chord?
D° (D diminished) contains D, F, A♭ — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5.
How do you play D° on guitar?
A common shape is xx0131 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with D°?
Good choices to solo over D°: D Locrian, D Diminished (whole-half), D Blues.
What key is D° in?
D° is diatonic in E♭ major (vii°), C minor (ii°).