F° chord on 12-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-E-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-B-B-E-E) tuning

○○○○○○112233FFBBFFG#G#BBFF
F°
Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFBG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 – – 2 2 – – – – 3 3F F B B F F G# G# B B F Feasy
x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 6 6 x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 – –x x F F G# G# B B F F x xmedium
x x 6 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4– – 3 3 1 1 – – – – 2 2x x F F G# G# G# G# B B G# G#medium
x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 6 6 7 7– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 4 4x x F F B B G# G# F F B Bmedium
x x x x x x 9 9 9 9 7 7– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x x x F F G# G# B Bmedium
x x 0 0 x x 9 9 9 9 x x– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x B B x x F F G# G# x xeasy
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 x x1 1 – – 2 2 – – – – – –F F B B F F G# G# B B x xeasy
x x 6 6 4 4 3 3 x x x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x F F G# G# B B x x x xmedium
x x 6 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 x x– – 2 2 1 1 – – – – – –x x F F G# G# G# G# B B x xmedium
x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 7– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – 3 3x x F F B B G# G# B B B Beasy
7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 71 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1B B G# G# B B F F G# G# B Bmedium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 9 x x 9 9 0 0 x x– – 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – –x x G# G# x x F F B B x xeasy
x x x x 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1– – – – 1 1 – – – – 2 2x x x x F F G# G# B B F Feasy
x x 6 6 x x 3 3 6 6 4 4– – 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 2 2x x F F x x B B F F G# G#hard
x x 6 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 7 7– – 2 2 1 1 – – – – 3 3x x F F G# G# G# G# B B B Bmedium
x x 6 6 7 7 0 0 6 6 x x– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 – –x x F F B B G# G# F F x xeasy

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