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F♯ diminished · Frets 2–4
F♯dim guitar chord
What it is
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F♯ diminished major seventh · Frets 2–3
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F♯ diminished seventh · Frets 1–2
How to play F♯dim on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the low E to the G at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the B and high E strings.
From the low E string 2 3 4 2 x x (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier F♯dim
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your little finger on the D string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 4 2 1 2
F♯dim, the easier shape
StandardFrets 1–4 · 4 strings
What notes are in F♯dim?
F♯dim, F♯ diminished, is F♯, A and C: the root (F♯), the minor third (A) and the diminished fifth (C). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5.
What is the difference between F♯dim, F♯m7♭5 and F♯dim7?
F♯dim is three notes, F♯, A and C. F♯m7♭5 adds the minor seventh, E; F♯dim7 adds the diminished seventh, E♭, a half step lower.
Where does F♯dim go?
Most often up a half step, to G: it is the chord on the seventh note of a major key, leading back to the tonic.
Keys with F♯dim
F♯dim is the vii° chord in G major and the ii° chord in E minor.
More F♯ chords on guitar
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Diminished chords in every key
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