F♯dim7 7-string guitar chord

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F♯ diminished seventh · Frets 1–3

BEADGBER♭5♭♭7♭3noteF♯CE♭AroleR♭5♭♭7♭3fret2312frets 1–3C1C2C3C4C5C6

How to play F♯dim7 on 7-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the low E string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the low B, high B and high E strings.

From the low B string x 2 3 1 2 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in F♯dim7?

F♯dim7, F♯ diminished seventh, is F♯, A, C and E♭: the root (F♯), the minor third (A), the diminished fifth (C) and the diminished seventh (E♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7.

Why do four diminished seventh chords have the same notes?

A diminished seventh is minor thirds stacked all the way round, F♯, A, C and E♭, so F♯dim7 has the same notes as the diminished sevenths on A, C and E♭. Any of its notes can be the root.

F♯dim7 on other instruments

Guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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