F#° chord on 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD)

in Open D (f#DF#AD) tuning

○3124F#F#ACF#
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
mediumfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 4 3 3 4– 3 1 2 4F# F# A C F#medium
3 4 3 3 41 2 1 1 3A F# A C F#easy · barre on fret 3
0 4 6 0 4– 1 3 – 2F# F# C A F#medium
6 7 0 0 71 2 – – 3C A F# A Aeasy
0 7 0 9 10– 1 – 2 3F# A F# F# Cmedium
0 10 0 0 10– 1 – – 2F# C F# A Ceasy
3 4 0 3 41 3 – 2 4A F# F# C F#medium
3 4 3 3 x1 2 1 1 –A F# A C xeasy · barre on fret 3
6 4 0 0 43 1 – – 2C F# F# A F#medium
6 7 0 0 x1 2 – – –C A F# A xeasy
0 10 0 9 7– 3 – 2 1F# C F# F# Amedium
x 10 0 0 10– 1 – – 2x C F# A Ceasy
0 4 3 3 x– 3 1 2 –F# F# A C xeasy
x 4 3 3 4– 3 1 2 4x F# A C F#medium
6 4 6 0 43 1 4 – 2C F# C A F#medium
6 7 0 x x1 2 – – –C A F# x xeasy

The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD) 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.