F#° chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
F#° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x x 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 x x | – – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – – | x x F# F# C C F# F# A A x x | easy · barre on fret 1 | |
| x x 3 3 x x 2 2 4 4 x x | – – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 – – | x x A A x x F# F# C C x x | hard | |
| 7 7 3 3 x x 5 5 4 4 x x | 4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – – | F# F# A A x x A A C C x x | hard | |
| x x 0 0 7 7 5 5 4 4 5 5 | – – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 | x x F# F# F# F# A A C C F# F# | medium | |
| 7 7 6 6 7 7 5 5 x x x x | 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – – | F# F# C C F# F# A A x x x x | medium | |
| 7 7 6 6 10 10 8 8 x x x x | 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 – – – – | F# F# C C A A C C x x x x | hard | |
| 7 7 0 0 7 7 8 8 x x 8 8 | 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 | F# F# F# F# F# F# C C x x A A | hard | |
| 10 10 0 0 10 10 8 8 10 10 8 8 | 2 2 – – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 | A A F# F# A A C C F# F# A A | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 0 0 10 10 x x 10 10 11 11 | 1 1 – – 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 | A A F# F# A A x x F# F# C C | hard | |
| x x 0 0 1 1 x x 1 1 x x | – – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 – – | x x F# F# C C x x A A x x | easy | |
| x x 3 3 x x 2 2 4 4 5 5 | – – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4 | x x A A x x F# F# C C F# F# | hard | |
| 7 7 3 3 7 7 x x 4 4 x x | 3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – – | F# F# A A F# F# x x C C x x | hard | |
| 7 7 0 0 7 7 5 5 4 4 x x | 3 3 – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 – – | F# F# F# F# F# F# A A C C x x | medium | |
| 7 7 6 6 x x 5 5 x x x x | 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – – | F# F# C C x x A A x x x x | hard | |
| 7 7 6 6 10 10 x x x x x x | 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – – – | F# F# C C A A x x x x x x | hard | |
| x x 0 0 7 7 8 8 10 10 8 8 | – – – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 | x x F# F# F# F# C C F# F# A A | medium |
The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. 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
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | F# |
| ♭3 | 3 | A |
| ♭5 | 6 | C |
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.