F° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning
F°
Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
F° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 2 0 4 0 4 | 4 1 – 2 – 3 | F G# B G# G# F | hard | |
| 6 2 x 4 3 x | 4 1 – 3 2 – | F G# x G# B x | hard | |
| x x 6 4 3 4 | – – 4 2 1 3 | x x F G# B F | medium | |
| 6 5 0 4 0 4 | 4 3 – 1 – 2 | F B B G# G# F | medium | |
| 6 5 0 7 0 7 | 2 1 – 3 – 4 | F B B B G# G# | medium | |
| x x 6 7 0 7 | – – 1 2 – 3 | x x F B G# G# | easy | |
| x 11 9 7 9 7 | – 4 2 1 3 1 | x F G# B F G# | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 11 9 x 9 10 | – 4 1 – 2 3 | x F G# x F B | hard | |
| x 11 12 x 12 10 | – 2 3 – 4 1 | x F B x G# B | hard | |
| x 11 12 x 12 x | – 1 2 – 3 – | x F B x G# x | easy | |
| 6 2 0 4 0 x | 3 1 – 2 – – | F G# B G# G# x | hard | |
| 6 2 6 x 3 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | F G# F x B x | hard | |
| x x 6 4 3 x | – – 3 2 1 – | x x F G# B x | medium | |
| 6 5 0 4 0 x | 3 2 – 1 – – | F B B G# G# x | medium | |
| 6 5 6 7 0 x | 2 1 3 4 – – | F B F B G# x | medium | |
| x x 6 7 0 x | – – 1 2 – – | x x F B G# x | easy |
The F° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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 | G# |
| ♭5 | 6 | B |
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.