F♯dim (also written G♭dim) 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.
F♯dim chord on Guitar
xx4212
xx4575
x-x-x-11-10-8Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A not played; D 4th fret; G 2nd fret; B 1st fret; high E 2nd fret.
F♯dim chord on Ukulele
2020
14-12-14-12
11-9-8-9Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 2nd fret; C open; E 2nd fret; A open.
F♯dim chord on Piano
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 F♯dim chord
F♯dim appears in 43 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Olivia Dean – So Easy To Fall In Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Berq – Träumen Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- David Gilmour – Scattered Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- David Kushner – Poison Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Saaya Mizuno – Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama – My Secret Chords on Piano and Ukulele
- ERNEST – Why Dallas Chords on Piano and Ukulele
- Hiroji Miyamoto (宮本浩次) ft ken yokoyama – Do You Remember Chords
- Andy Griffith – The Fishin Hole Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Michele Zarrillo – Tutta La Vita Che Cè Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Mac Davis – Good Friends And Fireplaces Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Jimmy Buffett – University Of Bourbon Street Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Virginia Innocenti – Pecas Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other F# chords:
Chords in the key of F♯ major:
F♯dim chord: questions
What notes are in the F♯dim chord?
F♯dim (F# diminished) is made of F♯, A and C (1 – ♭3 – ♭5).
How do you play F♯dim on guitar?
The most common shape is xx4212 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play F♯dim on ukulele?
Play 2020 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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