F° chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

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

✕31412FG#FFB
F°
Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B
hardbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFBG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 3 1 5 1 2– 3 1 4 1 2x F G# F F Bhard · barre on fret 1
x x x 5 4 2– – – 3 2 1x x x F G# Bmedium
x 3 4 5 4 x– 1 2 4 3 –x F B F G# xmedium
4 6 4 5 4 x1 3 1 2 1 –B G# B F G# xmedium · barre on fret 4
x 6 x 5 7 x– 2 – 1 3 –x G# x F B xhard
10 6 x 8 7 x4 1 – 3 2 –F G# x G# B xhard
x x 10 8 7 8– – 4 2 1 3x x F G# B Fmedium
10 9 10 8 x x3 2 4 1 – –F B F G# x xmedium
10 9 x 11 x 112 1 – 3 – 4F B x B x G#hard
x x 10 11 x 11– – 1 2 – 3x x F B x G#easy
x 3 1 x 1 2– 4 1 – 2 3x F G# x F Bhard
x 3 4 x 4 2– 2 3 – 4 1x F B x G# Bhard
x 3 4 x 4 x– 1 2 – 3 –x F B x G# xeasy
x x 4 5 4 x– – 1 2 1 –x x B F G# xeasy · barre on fret 4
x 6 x 5 7 8– 2 – 1 3 4x G# x F B Fhard
10 6 10 x 7 x3 1 4 – 2 –F G# F x B xhard

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