Guitar chords · Diminished 7th
F♯°7 chord on guitar (F#dim7)
F♯°7 (F♯ Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes.) has four notes: F♯, A, C and E♭, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, ♭5 and 𝄫7.
Shapes
How to play F♯°7
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
F♯°7 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
E shape · fret 2
A shape · fret 9
Notes and formula
What makes F♯°7 diminished 7th
A Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes. chord stacks three minor 3rds, so every note is the same distance from the next. It is the vii°7 of the The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home. and pulls hard to the chord a The smallest distance in Western music: one fret on the guitar, such as E to F or F to F♯. above its The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7..
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The ♭3rd, the ♭5th and the 𝄫7th make F♯°7 a Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes. chord.
- F♯Rroot
- A♭3essential
- C♭5essential
- E♭𝄫7essential
- F♯, the root
- Other chord tones
F♯°7 usually resolves up a The smallest distance in Western music: one fret on the guitar, such as E to F or F to F♯. to G or Gm, the chord it leads into. Its four notes are evenly spaced, so the same shape also works as A°7, C°7 and D♯°7, leading to B♭, D♭ and E.
F♯°7 and G♭°7 are the same chord with two names: same The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.
Keys
Keys with F♯°7
F♯°7 belongs to one key: G minor (vii°7, The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home.).
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
F♯°7 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps F♯°7 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- F♯°7/A
F♯°7 with its ♭3rd, A, in the bass: the first inversion.
- F♯°7/C
F♯°7 with its ♭5th, C, in the bass: the second inversion.
- F♯°7/E♭
F♯°7 with its 𝄫7th, E♭, in the bass: the third inversion.
Same root
Other chords on F♯ / G♭
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- F♯ major
- F♯m minor
- F♯7 dominant 7th
- F♯maj7 major 7th
- F♯m7 minor 7th
- F♯sus2 suspended 2nd
- F♯sus4 suspended 4th
- F♯6 major 6th
- F♯m6 minor 6th
- F♯add9 add 9
- F♯9 dominant 9th
- F♯maj9 major 9th
- F♯m9 minor 9th
- F♯13 dominant 13th
- F♯maj13 major 13th
- F♯m11 minor 11th
- F♯° diminished
- F♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- G♭+ augmented
- F♯5 power chord
- F♯7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- F♯m(maj7) minor major 7th
- F♯6/9 six-nine
- F♯m(add9) minor add 9
- F♯7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
F♯°7, in short
- What notes are in the F♯°7 chord?
- F♯°7 (F♯ Four notes stacked in minor 3rds, written °7. Every note is the same distance from the next, so the chord pulls hard to the chord a half step above any of its notes.) has four notes: F♯, A, C and E♭, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, ♭5 and 𝄫7.
- How do you play F♯°7 on guitar?
- F♯°7 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9.
- What key is F♯°7 in?
- F♯°7 belongs to one key: G minor (vii°7, The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home.).
- Is F♯°7 the same as G♭°7?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. F♯°7 is the spelling in G minor. No key on the circle spells it G♭°7, so you will rarely see that name.