Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

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

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭), 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 — Open (2 3 1 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

F Diminished 7th guitar chord — 13th position (14 15 13 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

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 — Open (2 3 1 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

F Diminished 7th guitar tab — 13th position (14 15 13 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

Sound

How Fo7 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

dramaticominoussuspenseful

Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G

Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7 · 2

Same notes asFm6♭5

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