F° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

○✕3421FG#FG#B
F°
Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFBG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 4 2 1 x3 – 4 2 1 –F G# F G# B xmedium
4 3 4 2 x x3 2 4 1 – –F B F G# x xmedium
4 3 7 5 x x2 1 4 3 – –F B G# B x xhard
4 0 4 5 x x1 – 2 3 – –F G# F B x xeasy
x 9 7 5 7 5– 4 2 1 3 1x F G# B F G#hard · barre on fret 5
x 9 7 11 7 8– 3 1 4 1 2x F G# F F Bhard · barre on fret 7
x x x 11 10 8– – – 3 2 1x x x F G# Bmedium
x 9 10 11 10 x– 1 2 4 3 –x F B F G# xmedium
10 12 10 11 10 x1 3 1 2 1 –B G# B F G# xmedium · barre on fret 10
4 0 4 5 1 x2 – 3 4 1 –F G# F B B xhard
4 3 x 2 x x3 2 – 1 – –F B x G# x xhard
4 3 7 x x x2 1 3 – – –F B G# x x xhard
4 0 4 5 x 51 – 2 3 – 4F G# F B x G#hard
x 9 7 5 7 x– 4 2 1 3 –x F G# B F xhard
x 9 7 x 7 8– 4 1 – 2 3x F G# x F Bhard
x 9 10 x 10 8– 2 3 – 4 1x F B x G# Bhard

The F° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop C# 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.