Fdim7 banjo chord

How to play Fdim7 on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the F♯ to the A at the 2nd fret and your middle finger on the low D string at the 3rd fret. Let the high D string ring open. Don’t play the short F♯ string.

From the short F♯ string x 3 2 2 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Fdim7?

Fdim7, 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 Fdim7 has the same notes as the diminished sevenths on A♭, C♭ and E♭♭. Any of its notes can be the root.