F#° chord on Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD)

in Alternative (GGBD) tuning

2314AACF#
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 1 42 3 1 4A A C F#medium
2 5 x 41 3 – 2A C x F#hard
5 5 7 71 2 3 4C C F# Amedium
11 11 10 103 4 1 2F# F# A Cmedium
x 2 1 4– 2 1 3x A C F#medium
5 2 x 43 1 – 2C A x F#hard
x 5 7 7– 1 2 3x C F# Amedium
x 11 10 10– 3 1 2x F# A Ceasy
2 5 1 42 4 1 3A C C F#hard
5 x 7 71 – 2 3C x F# Ahard
11 x 10 103 – 1 2F# x A Ceasy
5 2 1 44 2 1 3C A C F#hard
2 x 1 42 – 1 3A x C F#hard

The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD) 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.