F#° chord on 4-String Bass – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G) tuning

3241F#CF#A
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 3 4 23 2 4 1F# C F# Amedium
4 3 7 52 1 4 3F# C A Chard
4 0 4 51 – 2 3F# A F# Ceasy
x 9 7 5– 3 2 1x F# A Chard
7 9 10 x1 2 3 –A F# C xmedium
10 12 10 111 3 1 2C A C F#medium · barre on fret 10
4 3 x 23 2 – 1F# C x Ahard
4 3 7 x2 1 3 –F# C A xhard
4 0 7 51 – 3 2F# A A Cmedium
7 9 7 52 4 3 1A F# A Chard
10 9 7 x3 2 1 –C F# A xmedium
10 0 10 111 – 2 3C A C F#easy
x 3 4 2– 2 3 1x C F# Amedium
7 3 4 54 1 2 3A C F# Chard
4 0 x 51 – – 2F# A x Ceasy
7 9 x 52 3 – 1A F# x Chard

The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop D 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.