F#° chord on Dobro / Resonator

in Open G (GBDGBD) tuning

✕✕3214F#ACF#
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 4 2 1 4– – 3 2 1 4x x F# A C F#medium
2 x 4 5 x x1 – 2 3 – –A x F# C x xhard
x x 4 5 7 7– – 1 2 3 4x x F# C F# Amedium
x 7 7 5 7 x– 2 3 1 4 –x F# A C F# xmedium
11 7 7 11 7 103 1 1 4 1 2F# F# A F# F# Chard · barre on fret 7
11 10 10 11 10 102 1 1 3 1 1F# A C F# A Ceasy · barre on fret 10
x x 4 2 1 x– – 3 2 1 –x x F# A C xmedium
5 x 4 2 x x3 – 2 1 – –C x F# A x xhard
x 7 4 5 x 7– 3 1 2 – 4x F# F# C x Ahard
x 7 7 5 x x– 2 3 1 – –x F# A C x xmedium
11 7 10 11 7 73 1 2 4 1 1F# F# C F# F# Ahard · barre on fret 7
11 10 10 11 10 x2 1 1 3 1 –F# A C F# A xeasy · barre on fret 10
x 1 4 2 1 4– 1 3 2 1 4x C F# A C F#medium · barre on fret 1
2 x 4 5 x 41 – 2 4 – 3A x F# C x F#hard
x 7 7 5 x 4– 3 4 2 – 1x F# A C x F#hard
x 7 x 5 7 7– 2 – 1 3 4x F# x C F# Ahard

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

Open G (GBDGBD) G-B-D-G-B-D
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.