F#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
F#° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 2 0 4 0 1 | – 2 – 3 – 1 | x F# A F# F# C | medium | |
| x 2 3 4 3 x | – 1 2 4 3 – | x F# C F# A x | medium | |
| 3 5 3 4 3 x | 1 3 1 2 1 – | C A C F# A x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 5 0 4 6 x | – 2 – 1 3 – | A A A F# C x | medium | |
| 9 5 0 7 6 x | 4 1 – 3 2 – | F# A A A C x | hard | |
| 9 8 0 7 6 x | 4 3 – 2 1 – | F# C A A C x | medium | |
| 9 8 0 7 0 7 | 4 3 – 1 – 2 | F# C A A F# F# | medium | |
| 9 8 0 10 0 10 | 2 1 – 3 – 4 | F# C A C F# A | medium | |
| x x 9 10 0 10 | – – 1 2 – 3 | x x F# C F# A | easy | |
| x x x 10 0 10 | – – – 1 – 2 | x x x C F# A | easy | |
| x 2 0 x 0 1 | – 2 – – – 1 | x F# A x F# C | easy | |
| x 2 3 x 3 x | – 1 2 – 3 – | x F# C x A x | easy | |
| x x 3 4 3 x | – – 1 2 1 – | x x C F# A x | easy · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 5 0 4 6 7 | – 2 – 1 3 4 | A A A F# C F# | medium | |
| 9 5 0 x 6 7 | 4 1 – – 2 3 | F# A A x C F# | hard | |
| x x 9 7 6 7 | – – 4 2 1 3 | x x F# A C F# | medium |
The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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.