Four String Bass · D Standard (DGCF)

Fo7F Diminished 7th

A♯Root
C♯tone
Etone
Gtone

Formula 4 · ♭6 · 7 · 2  ·  Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G

How to play it

Fo7 fingering positions

D Standard (DGCF), 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 (3 4 2 3) fretboard diagram in D Standard (DGCF)
F Diminished 7th guitar chord — 14th position (15 16 14 15) fretboard diagram in D Standard (DGCF)
Read it as tab

Fo7 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 (3 4 2 3) in D Standard (DGCF)
F Diminished 7th guitar tab — 14th position (15 16 14 15) in D Standard (DGCF)
Sound

How Fo7 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
dramaticominoussuspenseful
Genres
classicaljazzfilm score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G
Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7 · 2
Same notes asFm6♭5
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