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F diminished · Open position
Fdim guitar chord
What it is
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F diminished major seventh · Open position
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F diminished seventh · Open position
How to play Fdim on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your undefined finger on the low E string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 1st fret. Let the B string ring open.
From the low E string 1 2 3 1 0 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Fdim
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 4th fret. Let the B string ring open. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 3 4 0 4
Fdim, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 4 strings
What notes are in Fdim?
Fdim, 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 Fdim, Fm7♭5 and Fdim7?
Fdim is three notes, F, A♭ and C♭. Fm7♭5 adds the minor seventh, E♭; Fdim7 adds the diminished seventh, E♭♭, a half step lower.
Where does Fdim go?
Most often up a half step, to F♯: it is the chord on the seventh note of a major key, leading back to the tonic.
Keys with Fdim
Fdim is the vii° chord in F♯ major and the ii° chord in E♭ minor.
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