F#° chord on 12-String Guitar – Open E

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

221133111144F#F#CCF#F#AACCF#F#
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 22 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 4F# F# C C F# F# A A C C F# F#medium · barre on fret 1
x x x x 2 2 4 4 x x 5 5– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3x x x x F# F# C C x x A Ahard
x x 7 7 5 5 4 4 7 7 x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 – –x x F# F# A A C C F# F# x xmedium
x x 7 7 5 5 x x 7 7 8 8– – 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4x x F# F# A A x x F# F# C Chard
x x 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – –x x F# F# C C F# F# A A x xmedium
x x x x x x 10 10 10 10 8 8– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x x x F# F# A A C Cmedium
2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 – –F# F# C C F# F# A A C C x xeasy · barre on fret 1
2 2 x x 5 5 4 4 x x x x1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – – – –F# F# x x A A C C x x x xhard
x x 7 7 5 5 4 4 x x x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x F# F# A A C C x x x xmedium
x x 7 7 8 8 x x 7 7 5 5– – 2 2 4 4 – – 3 3 1 1x x F# F# C C x x F# F# A Ahard
x x 7 7 x x 10 10 10 10 8 8– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2x x F# F# x x F# F# A A C Chard
8 8 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 81 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1C C A A C C F# F# A A C Cmedium · barre on fret 8
2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 x x x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – – –F# F# C C F# F# A A x x x xeasy · barre on fret 1
2 2 x x 2 2 4 4 x x 5 51 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4F# F# x x F# F# C C x x A Ahard
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 7 7 5 5– – 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 2 2x x F# F# x x C C F# F# A Ahard
x x 7 7 5 5 x x x x 8 8– – 2 2 1 1 – – – – 3 3x x F# F# A A x x x x C Chard

The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. 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#
♭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.