F#° chord on Zhongruan – Fifths (G-D-A-E)

in Fifths (G-D-A-E) tuning

○2321CF#AF#
F#°
Diminished
Notes:F# · A · C
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
ACF#F#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 4 0 23 2 – 1C F# A F#medium
2 4 3 21 3 2 1A F# C F#medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 3 5– 2 1 3x F# C Amedium
x 4 0 8– 1 – 2x F# A Chard
5 7 9 51 2 3 1C A F# Ahard · barre on fret 5
11 7 9 84 1 3 2F# A F# Chard
11 10 0 83 2 – 1F# C A Cmedium
11 10 0 x2 1 – –F# C A xeasy
5 x 0 22 – – 1C x A F#hard
2 4 3 x1 3 2 –A F# C xmedium
5 4 3 53 2 1 4C F# C Amedium
5 4 0 52 1 – 3C F# A Aeasy
5 7 9 81 2 4 3C A F# Chard
11 7 0 83 1 – 2F# A A Chard
11 10 12 83 2 4 1F# C A Chard
11 10 12 x2 1 3 –F# C A xmedium

The F#° chord (Diminished) is built from the notes F#, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for Zhongruan – Fifths (G-D-A-E) 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.