F#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
F#° shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 1 2 1 x | – – 1 2 1 – | x F# C F# A x | easy · barre on fret 1 | |
| x 3 x 2 4 x | – 2 – 1 3 – | x A x F# C x | hard | |
| 7 3 x 5 4 x | 4 1 – 3 2 – | F# A x A C x | hard | |
| x 0 7 5 4 5 | – – 4 2 1 3 | x F# F# A C F# | medium | |
| 7 6 7 5 x x | 3 2 4 1 – – | F# C F# A x x | medium | |
| 7 6 10 8 x x | 2 1 4 3 – – | F# C A C x x | hard | |
| 7 0 7 8 x 8 | 1 – 2 3 – 4 | F# F# F# C x A | hard | |
| 10 0 10 8 10 8 | 2 – 3 1 4 1 | A F# A C F# A | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 0 10 x 10 11 | 1 – 2 – 3 4 | A F# A x F# C | hard | |
| x 0 1 x 1 x | – – 1 – 2 – | x F# C x A x | easy | |
| x 3 x 2 4 5 | – 2 – 1 3 4 | x A x F# C F# | hard | |
| 7 3 7 x 4 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | F# A F# x C x | hard | |
| 7 0 7 5 4 x | 3 – 4 2 1 – | F# F# F# A C x | medium | |
| 7 6 x 5 x x | 3 2 – 1 – – | F# C x A x x | hard | |
| 7 6 10 x x x | 2 1 3 – – – | F# C A x x x | hard | |
| x 0 7 8 10 8 | – – 1 2 4 3 | x F# F# C F# A | medium |
The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. 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 | 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.