F#° chord on Venezuelan Cuatro

in Standard (A-D-F#-B) tuning · Also known as ADF#B

○✕○1AF#C
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 x 0 1– – – 1A x F# Ceasy
3 4 3 x1 2 1 –C F# A xeasy · barre on fret 3
0 4 6 x– 1 2 –A F# C xmedium
x 7 6 7– 2 1 3x A C F#easy
0 10 0 7– 2 – 1A C F# F#medium
9 10 0 101 2 – 3F# C F# Aeasy
x 10 0 10– 1 – 2x C F# Aeasy
0 4 0 1– 2 – 1A F# F# Cmedium
3 4 3 71 2 1 3C F# A F#hard · barre on fret 3
0 4 6 7– 1 2 3A F# C F#medium
9 7 6 74 2 1 3F# A C F#medium
0 10 x 7– 2 – 1A C x F#hard
9 10 12 101 2 4 3F# C F# Amedium
12 10 0 103 1 – 2A C F# Amedium
0 4 3 1– 3 2 1A F# A Cmedium
3 7 3 71 2 1 3C A A F#hard · barre on fret 3

The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for Venezuelan Cuatro 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

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.