F° chord on 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb)

in Half Step Down (Eb) (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning · Also known as Eb Standard, E♭ tuning

○✕2314FG#G#BF
F°
Diminished
Notes:F · G# · B
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFBG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 0 x 2 1 22 – – 3 1 4F G# x G# B Fhard
2 3 4 2 x x1 2 3 1 – –F B F G# x xmedium · barre on fret 2
5 3 4 5 x x3 1 2 4 – –G# B F B x xmedium
x x 4 5 7 5– – 1 2 4 3x x F B F G#medium
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
x 0 10 11 10 x– – 1 2 1 –x G# B F G# xeasy · barre on fret 10
2 0 4 2 1 x2 – 4 3 1 –F G# F G# B xmedium
2 3 x 2 x x1 3 – 2 – –F B x G# x xeasy
5 3 4 x x x3 1 2 – – –G# B F x x xmedium
x x 4 5 x 5– – 1 2 – 3x x F B x G#easy
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 – Half Step Down (Eb) 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.