This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.
Fdim Guitar Chord
A diminished chord. Fdim has eerie quality.
Also known as
- F°
- F °
- F dim
- Fdiminished
- F 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 is typically played with a movable shape at the 1st fret on the E string. The tight interval spacing makes it a physically small chord shape. It's often used as a passing chord between F and F# or between Em and Fm.