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F♯° Chord on Guitar

F♯° is the F♯ diminished chord — 3 notes (F♯, A, C) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: F♯ · A · CFormula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

F♯°: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • F♯° – open positionR♭3R♭3♭5×open position
  • F♯° – fret 1××R♭3♭5Rfret 1
  • F♯° – fret 44××R♭5R♭3fret 4
  • F♯° – fret 99×R♭5R♭3×fret 9

F♯°: Triad voicings (3 strings)

  • F♯° – bass: R10R♭3♭5×××bass: R
  • F♯° – bass: R5×R♭3♭5××bass: R
  • F♯° – bass: R××R♭3♭5×bass: R
  • F♯° – bass: R8×××R♭3♭5bass: R
  • F♯° – bass: ♭3♭3♭5R×××bass: ♭3
  • F♯° – bass: ♭310×♭3♭5R××bass: ♭3
  • F♯° – bass: ♭35××♭3♭5R×bass: ♭3
  • F♯° – bass: ♭3×××♭3♭5Rbass: ♭3
  • F♯° – bass: ♭57♭5R♭3×××bass: ♭5
  • F♯° – bass: ♭5×♭5R♭3××bass: ♭5
  • F♯° – bass: ♭510××♭5R♭3×bass: ♭5
  • F♯° – bass: ♭55×××♭5R♭3bass: ♭5

Keys that contain F♯°

Scales to play over F♯°

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain F♯, A, C.

Other F♯ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Diminished chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the F♯° chord?
F♯° (F♯ diminished) contains F♯, A, C — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5.
How do you play F♯° on guitar?
A common shape is 20421x (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with F♯°?
Good choices to solo over F♯°: F♯ Locrian, F♯ Diminished (whole-half), F♯ Blues.
What key is F♯° in?
F♯° is diatonic in G major (vii°), E minor (ii°).