F°7 chord on 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD)

in Plectrum (CGBD) tuning

○○21FG#BD
F°7
Diminished 7
Notes:F · G# · B · D
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFBDG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 1 0 02 1 – –F G# B Dhard
2 4 6 61 2 3 4D B F G#hard
5 4 3 63 2 1 4F B D G#medium
8 4 6 03 1 2 –G# B F Dhard
5 7 0 61 3 – 2F D B G#medium
8 7 6 93 2 1 4G# D F Bmedium
8 10 0 01 2 – –G# F B Dmedium
11 10 9 03 2 1 –B F G# Dmedium
2 1 0 32 1 – 3D G# B Fmedium
5 7 9 91 2 3 4F D G# Bhard
8 10 12 121 2 3 4G# F B Dhard
11 10 9 123 2 1 4B F G# Dmedium
8 10 0 121 2 – 3G# F B Dhard
8 10 12 01 2 3 –G# F B Dhard

The F°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes F, G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD) 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 F°7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
♭33G#
♭56B
69D

More F chords

Other roots

See F°7 in another tuning

What notes make up the F°7 chord?

F°7 is a Diminished 7 chord built from the notes F, G#, B, D.

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.