Ukulele · Baritone (DGBE) · Capo 3

E°E Diminished

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone

Formula 3 · 5 · ♭7  ·  Notes G♯ · B · D

How to play it

E° fingering positions

Baritone (DGBE) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

E Diminished guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 5 3) fretboard diagram in Baritone (DGBE) · Capo 3
E Diminished guitar chord — 8th position (11 9 8 x) fretboard diagram in Baritone (DGBE) · Capo 3
E Diminished guitar chord — 8th position (11 9 8 9) fretboard diagram in Baritone (DGBE) · Capo 3
E Diminished guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 x 12) fretboard diagram in Baritone (DGBE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

E° guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

E Diminished guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 5 3) in Baritone (DGBE) · Capo 3
E Diminished guitar tab — 8th position (11 9 8 x) in Baritone (DGBE) · Capo 3
E Diminished guitar tab — 8th position (11 9 8 9) in Baritone (DGBE) · Capo 3
E Diminished guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 x 12) in Baritone (DGBE) · Capo 3
Sound

How E° sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tenseanxiousunstable
Genres
classicaljazzfilm score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D
Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · ♭7
Same notes asEm♭5
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More ways to play E Diminished

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E° in other tunings:

Standard ReentrantLow-GBaritoneD

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