F#° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

✕✕○○○○223311F#F#AAF#F#F#F#CC
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1– – 2 2 – – 3 3 – – 1 1x x F# F# A A F# F# F# F# C Cmedium
x x 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 x x– – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 – –x x F# F# C C F# F# A A x xmedium
3 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 x x1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –C C A A C C F# F# A A x xmedium · barre on fret 3
0 0 5 5 0 0 4 4 6 6 x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – –A A A A A A F# F# C C x xmedium
9 9 5 5 0 0 7 7 6 6 x x4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –F# F# A A A A A A C C x xhard
9 9 8 8 0 0 7 7 6 6 x x4 4 3 3 – – 2 2 1 1 – –F# F# C C A A A A C C x xmedium
9 9 8 8 0 0 7 7 0 0 7 74 4 3 3 – – 1 1 – – 2 2F# F# C C A A A A F# F# F# F#medium
9 9 8 8 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 102 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – – 4 4F# F# C C A A C C F# F# A Amedium
x x x x 9 9 10 10 0 0 10 10– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x F# F# C C F# F# A Aeasy
x x x x x x 10 10 0 0 10 10– – – – – – 1 1 – – 2 2x x x x x x C C F# F# A Aeasy
x x 2 2 0 0 x x 0 0 1 1– – 2 2 – – – – – – 1 1x x F# F# A A x x F# F# C Ceasy
x x 2 2 3 3 x x 3 3 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x F# F# C C x x A A x xeasy
x x x x 3 3 4 4 3 3 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x C C F# F# A A x xeasy · barre on fret 3
0 0 5 5 0 0 4 4 6 6 7 7– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4A A A A A A F# F# C C F# F#medium
9 9 5 5 0 0 x x 6 6 7 74 4 1 1 – – – – 2 2 3 3F# F# A A A A x x C C F# F#hard
x x x x 9 9 7 7 6 6 7 7– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x F# F# A A C C F# F#medium

The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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.