F#° chord on 4-String Bass – Low C

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

○○21CAF#A
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 4 2– – 2 1C A F# Amedium
6 3 4 24 2 3 1F# C F# Ahard
6 3 7 53 1 4 2F# C A Chard
6 0 4 53 – 1 2F# A F# Cmedium
6 0 7 52 – 3 1F# A A Cmedium
6 0 10 x1 – 2 –F# A C xhard
0 9 7 x– 2 1 –C F# A xmedium
9 9 10 x1 2 3 –A F# C xeasy
12 12 10 113 4 1 2C A C F#medium
12 12 x 112 3 – 1C A x F#easy
0 3 4 2– 2 3 1C C F# Amedium
6 3 x 23 2 – 1F# C x Ahard
6 3 7 x2 1 3 –F# C A xhard
0 0 4 x– – 1 –C A F# xeasy
6 0 x 52 – – 1F# A x Ceasy
0 9 7 11– 2 1 3C F# A F#hard

The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. 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#
♭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.