F°7 chord on 5-String Banjo

in Standard / Open G (gDGBD) tuning

○○121G#FG#BD
F°7
Diminished 7
Notes:F · G# · B · D
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFBDG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 3 1 0 01 2 1 – –G# F G# B Dmedium · barre on fret 1
4 3 4 3 62 1 3 1 4B F B D G#medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 4 6 01 2 1 3 –B G# B F Dmedium · barre on fret 4
7 6 7 6 92 1 3 1 4D G# D F Bmedium · barre on fret 6
7 x 10 9 91 – 4 2 3D x F G# Bhard
10 9 10 9 02 1 3 1 –F B F G# Deasy · barre on fret 9
x 3 1 0 0– 2 1 – –x F G# B Dmedium
x 3 4 3 6– 1 2 1 3x F B D G#medium · barre on fret 3
4 0 4 6 61 – 2 3 4B D B F G#medium
x 6 7 6 9– 1 2 1 3x G# D F Bmedium · barre on fret 6
7 0 10 9 91 – 4 2 3D D F G# Bmedium
x 9 10 9 0– 1 2 1 –x B F G# Deasy · barre on fret 9
1 3 4 0 01 2 3 – –G# F B B Dmedium
4 3 7 3 62 1 4 1 3B F D D G#hard · barre on fret 3
x 0 4 6 6– – 1 2 3x D B F G#medium
7 6 10 6 92 1 4 1 3D G# F F Bhard · barre on fret 6

The F°7 chord (Diminished 7) is built from the notes F, G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo 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.