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

in Drop C# (C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#) tuning

○○✕✕33114422F#F#AAF#F#F#F#CC
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 1 1 5 5 0 0 2 2 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –F# F# A A F# F# F# F# C C x xhard
x x x x 5 5 3 3 2 2 3 3– – – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3x x x x F# F# A A C C F# F#medium
5 5 4 4 5 5 3 3 x x x x3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – – – –F# F# C C F# F# A A x x x xmedium
5 5 4 4 5 5 0 0 x x 6 62 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – 4 4F# F# C C F# F# F# F# x x A Ahard
x x x x 5 5 6 6 8 8 6 6– – – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3x x x x F# F# C C F# F# A Amedium
x x 10 10 8 8 6 6 8 8 6 6– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1x x F# F# A A C C F# F# A Ahard · barre on fret 6
x x x x 8 8 0 0 8 8 9 9– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3x x x x A A F# F# F# F# C Ceasy
x x 10 10 11 11 0 0 11 11 9 9– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x F# F# C C F# F# A A C Cmedium
x x 10 10 11 11 0 0 11 11 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x F# F# C C F# F# A A x xeasy
x x x x 11 11 0 0 11 11 x x– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x x x C C F# F# A A x xeasy
x x x x 5 5 0 0 2 2 6 6– – – – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3x x x x F# F# F# F# C C A Ahard
x x x x 5 5 3 3 2 2 x x– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x F# F# A A C C x xmedium
5 5 4 4 x x 3 3 x x x x3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –F# F# C C x x A A x x x xhard
5 5 4 4 8 8 0 0 8 8 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 – – 4 4 – –F# F# C C A A F# F# F# F# x xhard
x x x x 5 5 6 6 x x 6 6– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x F# F# C C x x A Aeasy
x x 10 10 8 8 6 6 8 8 x x– – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x F# F# A A C C F# F# x xhard

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