F#° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○✕3421F#AF#AC
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 4 2 1 x3 – 4 2 1 –F# A F# A C xmedium
4 3 4 2 x x3 2 4 1 – –F# C F# A x xmedium
4 3 7 5 x x2 1 4 3 – –F# C A C x xhard
4 0 4 5 x x1 – 2 3 – –F# A F# C x xeasy
x 9 7 5 7 5– 4 2 1 3 1x F# A C F# Ahard · barre on fret 5
x 9 7 11 7 8– 3 1 4 1 2x F# A F# F# Chard · barre on fret 7
x x x 11 10 8– – – 3 2 1x x x F# A Cmedium
x 9 10 11 10 x– 1 2 4 3 –x F# C F# A xmedium
10 12 10 11 10 x1 3 1 2 1 –C A C F# A xmedium · barre on fret 10
4 0 4 5 1 x2 – 3 4 1 –F# A F# C C xhard
4 3 x 2 x x3 2 – 1 – –F# C x A x xhard
4 3 7 x x x2 1 3 – – –F# C A x x xhard
4 0 4 5 x 51 – 2 3 – 4F# A F# C x Ahard
x 9 7 5 7 x– 4 2 1 3 –x F# A C F# xhard
x 9 7 x 7 8– 4 1 – 2 3x F# A x F# Chard
x 9 10 x 10 8– 2 3 – 4 1x F# C x A Chard

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