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F#dim7 Guitar Chord

A symmetrical chord built from three stacked minor thirds — any note can theoretically serve as the root. Common in jazz, classical and film music for dramatic tension.

Guitar

Strings 2–X–1–2–1–X

How to play the F#dim7 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 2–X–1–2–1–X 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) Fret 2 · middle finger
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Do not play

Notation for F#dim7 chord

Other names: F# diminished 7th, F# dim7, F#°7

Music theory name: diminished seventh chord

Common name: F# diminished seventh chord

Intervals and tones in F#dim7 chord

Note Interval
F# Root
A Minor 3rd
C Diminished 5th
Eb Diminished 7th

All Variations

Open
2–X–1–2–1–X
Open
2–3–4–2–4–2
Fret 4
X–X–4–5–4–5
Fret 8
8–9–10–8–10–8

Songs using F#dim7