F° chord on 4-String Bass – Low C

in Low C (C-A-D-G) tuning

4231FBFG#
F°
Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFBG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 2 3 14 2 3 1F B F G#hard
5 2 6 43 1 4 2F B G# Bhard
5 8 6 42 4 3 1F F G# Bhard
8 8 9 x1 2 3 –G# F B xeasy
11 11 9 103 4 1 2B G# B Fmedium
11 11 x 102 3 – 1B G# x Feasy
5 2 x 13 2 – 1F B x G#hard
5 2 6 x2 1 3 –F B G# xhard
5 x 6 42 – 3 1F x G# Bhard
8 8 9 101 2 3 4G# F B Fmedium
x 11 9 10– 3 1 2x G# B Fmedium
x 2 3 1– 2 3 1x B F G#medium
x 8 6 4– 3 2 1x F G# Bhard
8 11 9 101 4 2 3G# G# B Fmedium
8 8 6 43 4 2 1G# F G# Bhard
8 x 9 101 – 2 3G# x B Fhard

The F° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Low C 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
♭33G#
♭56B

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, G#, B.

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.