Guitar chord · Triads
F♯ diminished chord on guitar
20x212 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play F♯dim on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Tense and unstable — it usually wants to resolve up by a half step.
F♯dim is the vii° chord in G major. In minor keys: ii° in E minor.
- Notes
- F♯AC
- Formula
- 1♭3♭5
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · diminished 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) F♯
- 5th string (A): play open A
- 4th string (D): don’t play — mute it
- 3rd string (G): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) A
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, index finger (1) C
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, pinky finger (4) F♯
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--1---| G|--2---| D|--x---| A|--0---| E|--2---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every F♯dim note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing F♯dim on guitar
On guitar, F♯dim has an open-position shape, 20x212, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the D string.
