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

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

○○○○244112233F#F#AACCAAAAF#F#
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
hardfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
6 6 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 44 4 1 1 – – 2 2 – – 3 3F# F# A A C C A A A A F# F#hard
6 6 2 2 x x 4 4 3 3 x x4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –F# F# A A x x A A C C 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# A A C C F# F#medium
6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 44 4 3 3 – – 1 1 – – 2 2F# F# C C C C A A A A F# F#medium
6 6 5 5 0 0 7 7 0 0 7 72 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – – 4 4F# F# C C C C C C A A A Amedium
x x x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 7 7– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x F# F# C C A A A Aeasy
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# A A C C F# F# A Ahard · 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# A A x x F# F# C Chard
x x 11 11 12 12 x x 12 12 10 10– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x F# F# C C x x A A C Chard
x x 11 11 12 12 x x 12 12 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x F# F# C C x x A A x xeasy
6 6 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 x x3 3 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – –F# F# A A C C A A A A x xhard
6 6 2 2 6 6 x x 3 3 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –F# F# A A F# F# x x C C 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# A A C C x xmedium
6 6 5 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 x x3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –F# F# C C C C A A A A x xmedium
6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 0 0 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – – –F# F# C C F# F# C C A A x xmedium
x x x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –x x x x F# F# C C A A x xeasy

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.