Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3

F♯°F♯ Diminished

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D♯tone
F♯tone

Formula ♭5 · 6 · 1  ·  Notes C · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

F♯° fingering positions

Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3, 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 guitar chord — Open (1 0 4 x) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F♯ Diminished guitar chord — Open (1 x 4 2) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F♯ Diminished guitar chord — Open (1 0 4 2) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F♯ Diminished guitar chord — 11th position (13 12 x 11) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F♯ Diminished guitar chord — 11th position (13 12 13 11) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F♯ Diminished guitar chord — 13th position (13 x 16 14) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

F♯° 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 guitar tab — Open (1 0 4 x) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F♯ Diminished guitar tab — Open (1 x 4 2) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F♯ Diminished guitar tab — Open (1 0 4 2) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F♯ Diminished guitar tab — 11th position (13 12 x 11) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F♯ Diminished guitar tab — 11th position (13 12 13 11) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
F♯ Diminished guitar tab — 13th position (13 x 16 14) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 3
Sound

How F♯° sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tenseanxiousunstable
Genres
classicaljazzfilm score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · 6 · 1
Same notes asF♯m♭5
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F♯° in other tunings:

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