F° chord on 12-String Guitar – D Modal

in D Modal (D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-A-A-D-D) tuning

✕✕✕✕33112244FFG#G#BBFF
F°
Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFBG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x x x 3 3 1 1 2 2 3 3– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4x x x x F F G# G# B B F Fmedium
3 3 2 2 6 6 4 4 2 2 x x2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 1 1 – –F F B B G# G# B B B B x xhard · barre on fret 2
x x x x 3 3 4 4 x x 6 6– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x F F B B x x G# G#hard
x x 8 8 6 6 4 4 8 8 x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 – –x x F F G# G# B B F F x xhard
x x 8 8 6 6 x x 8 8 9 9– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4x x F F G# G# x x F F B Bhard
x x 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – –x x F F B B F F G# G# x xmedium
x x x x x x 10 10 11 11 9 9– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x x x F F G# G# B Bmedium
3 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 x x x x3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –F F B B F F G# G# x x x xmedium
x x x x 3 3 4 4 2 2 6 6– – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4x x x x F F B B B B G# G#hard
3 3 x x 6 6 4 4 x x x x1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – – – –F F x x G# G# B B x x x xhard
x x 8 8 6 6 4 4 x x x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x F F G# G# B B x x x xhard
x x 8 8 9 9 x x 8 8 6 6– – 2 2 4 4 – – 3 3 1 1x x F F B B x x F F G# G#hard
x x 8 8 x x 10 10 11 11 9 9– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2x x F F x x F F G# G# B Bhard
9 9 11 11 9 9 10 10 11 11 9 91 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1B B G# G# B B F F G# G# B Bmedium · barre on fret 9
x x x x 3 3 1 1 2 2 x x– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x x x F F G# G# B B x xmedium
3 3 2 2 6 6 4 4 x x x x2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 – – – –F F B B G# G# B B x x x xhard

The F° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – D Modal 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.