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Intermediate

F#dim Guitar Chord

A diminished chord. F#dim has eerie quality.

Also known as

  • F#°
  • Gb°
  • F# °
  • Gb °
  • Gbdim
  • F# dim
  • Gb dim
  • G-flat°
  • F-sharp°
  • G-flat °
  • F-sharp °
  • G-flatdim
  • F-sharpdim
  • G-flat dim
  • F-sharp dim
  • F#diminished
  • Gbdiminished
  • F# diminished
  • Gb diminished
  • G-flatdiminished
  • F-sharpdiminished
  • G-flat diminished
  • F-sharp diminished

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

F# diminished often appears as a passing chord between F# and G, or as the vii° chord in the key of G major. Use the movable shape at the 2nd fret on the E string. Its function as a leading tone chord makes it one of the more commonly used diminished chords.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 2
eBGDAE 2 4 3 2 2 4 3 2
eBGDAE 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 4
eBGDAE 2 2 4 2 3 2 4 2

See how F#dim works with other chords — Progression Generator