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Fdim Guitar Chord

A tense, unstable chord demanding resolution. Often used as a passing chord between two more stable chords, for example between the I and II degrees.

Guitar

Strings X–X–3–4–X–4

How to play the Fdim chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–3–4–X–4 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Fret 3 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 4 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Do not play
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · ring finger

Notation for Fdim chord

Other names: F diminished, F dim, F°

Music theory name: diminished triad

Common name: F diminished chord

Intervals and tones in Fdim chord

Note Interval
F Root
Ab Minor 3rd
H Diminished 5th

All Variations

Open
X–X–3–4–X–4
Fret 6
X–8–6–X–6–7
Fret 8
X–8–9–10–9–X
Fret 11
13–11–X–13–12–X

Songs using Fdim