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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♭5♭♭7♭3♭5Ropen position
  • F°7 – fret 1R♭5R♭3♭♭7Rfret 1
  • F°7 – fret 3××R♭5♭♭7♭3fret 3
  • F°7 – fret 66×R♭3♭♭7R♭5fret 6
  • F°7 – fret 77×R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5fret 7
  • F°7 – fret 1212R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5×fret 12
  • F°7 – fret 1313R♭5R♭3♭♭7Rfret 13

F°7: Drop 2 voicings

  • F°7 – bass: ♭56♭5R♭3♭♭7××bass: ♭5
  • F°7 – bass: ♭5×♭5R♭3♭♭7×bass: ♭5
  • F°7 – bass: ♭59××♭5R♭3♭♭7bass: ♭5
  • F°7 – bass: ♭♭79♭♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭♭7
  • F°7 – bass: ♭♭74×♭♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭♭7
  • F°7 – bass: ♭♭712××♭♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭♭7
  • F°7 – bass: R12R♭5♭♭7♭3××bass: R
  • F°7 – bass: R7×R♭5♭♭7♭3×bass: R
  • F°7 – bass: R××R♭5♭♭7♭3bass: R
  • F°7 – bass: ♭3♭3♭♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • F°7 – bass: ♭310×♭3♭♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • F°7 – bass: ♭36××♭3♭♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

F°7: Drop 3 voicings

  • F°7 – bass: ♭3♭3×R♭5♭♭7×bass: ♭3
  • F°7 – bass: ♭310×♭3×R♭5♭♭7bass: ♭3
  • F°7 – bass: ♭56♭5×♭3♭♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • F°7 – bass: ♭5×♭5×♭3♭♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • F°7 – bass: ♭♭79♭♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭♭7
  • F°7 – bass: ♭♭74×♭♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭♭7
  • F°7 – bass: R12R×♭♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • F°7 – bass: R7×R×♭♭7♭3♭5bass: R

F°7: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • F°7 – R-3-711R♭3♭♭7×××R-3-7
  • F°7 – R-3-76×R♭3♭♭7××R-3-7
  • F°7 – R-7-312R×♭♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • F°7 – R-7-37×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 120101 (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.