F#dim

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F#dim chord at a glance

F# diminished (F#dim) is built from the notes F# – A – C. Here are all 4 shapes on the neck, from the open position upwards. Numbers under each diagram are the frets from low E to high E (x = don’t play that string).

F#dim shape 1, Open231
Shape 1 · Open2 0 x 2 1 x
F#dim shape 2, Fret 44123
Shape 2 · Fret 4x x 4 5 x 5
F#dim shape 3, Fret 774123
Shape 3 · Fret 7x 9 7 x 7 8
F#dim shape 4, Fret 991243
Shape 4 · Fret 9x 9 10 11 10 x