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F♯°7 Chord on Guitar

F♯°7 is the F♯ diminished 7th chord — 4 notes (F♯, A, C, E♭) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: F♯ · A · C · E♭Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

F♯°7: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • F♯°7 – open positionR♭3♭♭7♭3♭5Ropen position
  • F♯°7 – fret 1R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5×fret 1
  • F♯°7 – fret 2R♭5R♭3♭♭7Rfret 2
  • F♯°7 – fret 4××R♭5♭♭7♭3fret 4
  • F♯°7 – fret 77×R♭3♭♭7R♭5fret 7
  • F♯°7 – fret 88×R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5fret 8
  • F♯°7 – fret 1313R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5×fret 13

F♯°7: Drop 2 voicings

  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭57♭5R♭3♭♭7××bass: ♭5
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭5×♭5R♭3♭♭7×bass: ♭5
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭510××♭5R♭3♭♭7bass: ♭5
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭♭710♭♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭♭7
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭♭75×♭♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭♭7
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭♭7××♭♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭♭7
  • F♯°7 – bass: RR♭5♭♭7♭3××bass: R
  • F♯°7 – bass: R8×R♭5♭♭7♭3×bass: R
  • F♯°7 – bass: R××R♭5♭♭7♭3bass: R
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭34♭3♭♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭311×♭3♭♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭37××♭3♭♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

F♯°7: Drop 3 voicings

  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭3♭3×R♭5♭♭7×bass: ♭3
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭311×♭3×R♭5♭♭7bass: ♭3
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭57♭5×♭3♭♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭5×♭5×♭3♭♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭♭710♭♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭♭7
  • F♯°7 – bass: ♭♭75×♭♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭♭7
  • F♯°7 – bass: RR×♭♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • F♯°7 – bass: R8×R×♭♭7♭3♭5bass: R

F♯°7: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • F♯°7 – R-3-712R♭3♭♭7×××R-3-7
  • F♯°7 – R-3-77×R♭3♭♭7××R-3-7
  • F♯°7 – R-7-3R×♭♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • F♯°7 – R-7-38×R×♭♭7♭3×R-7-3

Scales to play over F♯°7

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain F♯, A, C, E♭.

Other F♯ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Diminished 7th chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the F♯°7 chord?
F♯°7 (F♯ diminished 7th) contains F♯, A, C, E♭ — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7.
How do you play F♯°7 on guitar?
A common shape is 201212 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with F♯°7?
Good choices to solo over F♯°7: F♯ Diminished (whole-half), F♯ Superlocrian 𝄫7, F♯ Locrian ♮6.