Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2

F♯o7F♯ Diminished 7th

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D♯tone
F♯tone
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Formula ♭5 · 6 · 1 · ♭3  ·  Notes C · D♯ · F♯ · A

How to play it

F♯o7 fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

F♯ Diminished 7th guitar chord — 2nd position (4 3 2 5) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2
F♯ Diminished 7th guitar chord — 14th position (16 15 14 17) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

F♯o7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

F♯ Diminished 7th guitar tab — 2nd position (4 3 2 5) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2
F♯ Diminished 7th guitar tab — 14th position (16 15 14 17) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How F♯o7 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · 6 · 1 · ♭3
Same notes asF♯m6♭5
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F♯o7 in other tunings:

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