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Fdim chord

Fdim is the F diminished chord. It has 3 notes: F – A♭ – C♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5).

A diminished chord is built from two minor thirds. It sounds tense and unstable and is mostly used as a passing chord between two other chords.

Fdim chord on Guitar

Fdim chord on guitar, shape 1 (xx3101)
Open positionxx3101
Fdim chord on guitar, shape 2 (xx3404)
Open positionxx3404
Fdim chord on guitar, shape 3 (x-x-x-10-9-7)
From the 7th fretx-x-x-10-9-7
Fdim chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-x-15-13-12-13)
From the 12th fretx-x-15-13-12-13

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A not played; D 3rd fret; G 1st fret; B open; high E 1st fret.

Fdim chord on Ukulele

Fdim chord on ukulele, shape 1 (4542)
From the 2nd fret4542
Fdim chord on ukulele, shape 2 (13-11-13-11)
From the 11th fret13-11-13-11
Fdim chord on ukulele, shape 3 (10-8-7-8)
From the 7th fret10-8-7-8

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 4th fret; C 5th fret; E 4th fret; A 2nd fret.

Fdim chord on Piano

Fdim chord on piano: F, A♭, C♭

Play F, A♭ and C♭ together with your right hand, and F (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the Fdim chord

Fdim appears in 22 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other F chords:

Chords in the key of F major:

Fdim chord: questions

What notes are in the Fdim chord?

Fdim (F diminished) is made of F, A♭ and C♭ (1 – ♭3 – ♭5).

How do you play Fdim on guitar?

The most common shape is xx3101 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play Fdim on ukulele?

Play 4542 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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