F° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning

○○○○244112233FFG#G#BBG#G#G#G#FF
F°
Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B
hardfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFBG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
6 6 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 44 4 1 1 – – 2 2 – – 3 3F F G# G# B B G# G# G# G# F Fhard
6 6 2 2 x x 4 4 3 3 x x4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –F F G# G# x x G# G# B B x xhard
x x x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 4 4– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x F F G# G# B B F Fmedium
6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 44 4 3 3 – – 1 1 – – 2 2F F B B B B G# G# G# G# F Fmedium
6 6 5 5 0 0 7 7 0 0 7 72 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – – 4 4F F B B B B B B G# G# G# G#medium
x x x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 7 7– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x F F B B G# G# G# G#easy
x x 11 11 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x F F G# G# B B F F G# G#hard · barre on fret 7
x x 11 11 9 9 x x 9 9 10 10– – 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x F F G# G# x x F F B Bhard
x x 11 11 12 12 x x 12 12 10 10– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x F F B B x x G# G# B Bhard
x x 11 11 12 12 x x 12 12 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x F F B B x x G# G# x xeasy
6 6 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 x x3 3 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – –F F G# G# B B G# G# G# G# x xhard
6 6 2 2 6 6 x x 3 3 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –F F G# G# F F x x B B x xhard
x x x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 x x– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x F F G# G# B B x xmedium
6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 x x3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –F F B B B B G# G# G# G# x xmedium
6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 0 0 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – – –F F B B F F B B G# G# x xmedium
x x x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –x x x x F F B B G# G# x xeasy

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