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F#dim Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play F Sharp Diminished (Charts)

F#dim chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as f#dim chord, f#dim guitar chord and how to play F#dim.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

F#dim chord diagram, Easy 4-string versionF#dim Easy 4-string version: low E muted, A muted, D fret 4, G fret 2, B fret 1, high e fret 2.××4213x x 4 2 1 2
Easy 4-string version
x x 4 2 1 2
F#dim chord diagram, Alternate open shape (1st fret)F#dim Alternate open shape (1st fret): low E fret 2, A open, D fret 4, G fret 2, B fret 1, high e muted.2431×2 0 4 2 1 x
Alternate open shape (1st fret)
2 0 4 2 1 x
F#dim chord diagram, Alternate open shape (2nd fret)F#dim Alternate open shape (2nd fret): low E fret 2, A open, D fret 4, G fret 5, B muted, high e muted.134××2 0 4 5 x x
Alternate open shape (2nd fret)
2 0 4 5 x x

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play F#dim (F sharp diminished) on guitar, play x x 4 2 1 2 from the low E string to the high e string (the easy 4-string version shape). The chord contains F#, A, C. If that is hard, use the easier shape 2 0 4 5 x x, which needs 3 fretted notes.

F#dim chord facts

Chord F#dim (F sharp diminished)
Other names F#°, F#dim triad, Gbdim (enharmonic spelling, same notes and shapes)
Notes F#, A, C
Intervals F# (root), A (minor 3rd), C (diminished 5th)
Formula 1-b3-b5
Difficulty Beginner
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play F#dim on guitar?

The main shape is x x 4 2 1 2 (Easy 4-string version). Finger by finger:

  1. Put your index finger (1) on t