F#° chord on 5-String Banjo – G Minor (gDGBbD)

in G Minor (gDGBbD) (G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

12113AF#ACF#
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 4 2 2 41 2 1 1 3A F# A C F#medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 5 8 7– 1 2 4 3x F# C F# Ahard
5 7 5 8 71 2 1 4 3C A C F# Amedium · barre on fret 5
x 7 11 8 10– 1 4 2 3x A F# F# Chard
x x 11 11 10– – 2 3 1x x F# A Ceasy
2 4 2 2 x1 2 1 1 –A F# A C xmedium · barre on fret 2
5 4 5 x 72 1 3 – 4C F# C x Ahard
5 7 5 8 x1 2 1 3 –C A C F# xmedium · barre on fret 5
x 7 11 11 10– 1 3 4 2x A F# A Chard
11 x 11 11 102 – 3 4 1F# x F# A Chard
2 4 5 2 41 2 4 1 3A F# C C F#medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 5 x 7– 1 2 – 3x F# C x Ahard
x 7 5 8 7– 2 1 4 3x A C F# Amedium
x 10 11 8 7– 3 4 2 1x C F# F# Ahard
11 10 11 11 102 1 3 4 1F# C F# A Cmedium · barre on fret 10
x 4 2 2 4– 3 1 2 4x F# A C F#medium

The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – G Minor (gDGBbD) 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#° chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F#
♭33A
♭56C

More F# chords

Other roots

See F#° in another tuning

What notes make up the F#° chord?

F#° is a Diminished chord built from the notes F#, A, C.

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.