F#° chord on Lute

in Renaissance G (6 course) (G-C-F-A-D-G) tuning

✕✕1342F#CF#A
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 1 3 4 2– – 1 3 4 2x x F# C F# Amedium
x 6 x 3 4 2– 4 – 2 3 1x F# x C F# Ahard
x 6 4 3 4 x– 4 2 1 3 –x F# A C F# xmedium
x 6 4 0 4 5– 4 1 – 2 3x F# A A F# Cmedium
x 6 7 0 7 5– 2 3 – 4 1x F# C A A Cmedium
x 6 7 0 7 x– 1 2 – 3 –x F# C A A xeasy
11 9 7 9 7 x4 2 1 3 1 –F# A C F# A xhard · barre on fret 7
11 9 x 0 10 113 1 – – 2 4F# A x A C F#hard
11 12 x 0 10 112 4 – – 1 3F# C x A C F#hard
11 12 x 12 x x1 2 – 3 – –F# C x A x xeasy
x x 1 0 4 5– – 1 – 2 3x x F# A F# Chard
x 6 4 3 x 2– 4 3 2 – 1x F# A C x Ahard
x 6 4 3 x x– 3 2 1 – –x F# A C x xmedium
x 6 4 0 7 5– 3 1 – 4 2x F# A A A Cmedium
x 6 7 x 7 5– 2 3 – 4 1x F# C x A Chard
x 6 7 0 x x– 1 2 – – –x F# C A x xeasy

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

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.