F#° chord on 8-String Guitar

in Standard F# (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○○✕✕✕✕12F#CF#A
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 2 0 x x x x– 1 2 – – – – –F# C F# A x x x xeasy
x x 2 3 4 2 x x– – 1 2 3 1 – –x x F# C F# A x xmedium · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 3 4 x x x– 4 3 1 2 – – –x F# A C F# x x xhard
0 7 5 0 4 5 x x– 4 2 – 1 3 – –F# F# A A F# C x xmedium
0 7 5 0 7 5 x x– 3 1 – 4 2 – –F# F# A A A C x xmedium
6 7 8 0 7 x x x1 2 4 – 3 – – –C F# C A A x x xmedium
0 7 8 9 7 x x x– 1 2 3 1 – – –F# F# C F# A x x xmedium · barre on fret 7
0 10 8 9 10 x x x– 3 1 2 4 – – –F# A C F# C x x xmedium
x x x 9 10 11 10 x– – – 1 2 4 3 –x x x F# C F# A xmedium
0 10 x 0 10 11 10 x– 1 – – 2 4 3 –F# A x A C F# A xhard
0 1 2 0 x 2 1 x– 1 3 – – 4 2 –F# C F# A x A C xhard
x x 2 3 x 2 x x– – 1 3 – 2 – –x x F# C x A x xeasy
x 7 5 3 7 x x x– 3 2 1 4 – – –x F# A C A x x xhard
0 x 5 0 4 5 x x– – 2 – 1 3 – –F# x A A F# C x xeasy
x 7 5 0 7 5 x x– 3 1 – 4 2 – –x F# A A A C x xmedium
6 7 8 0 x x x x1 2 3 – – – – –C F# C A x x x xmedium

The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar 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.