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F° Chord on Guitar

F° is the F diminished chord — 3 notes (F, A♭, C♭) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5. 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♭Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

F°: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • F° – open positionR♭5R♭3♭5Ropen position
  • F° – fret 33××R♭5R♭3fret 3
  • F° – fret 88×R♭5R♭3×fret 8
  • F° – fret 1212××R♭3♭5Rfret 12

F°: Triad voicings (3 strings)

  • F° – bass: R9R♭3♭5×××bass: R
  • F° – bass: R4×R♭3♭5××bass: R
  • F° – bass: R12××R♭3♭5×bass: R
  • F° – bass: R7×××R♭3♭5bass: R
  • F° – bass: ♭3♭3♭5R×××bass: ♭3
  • F° – bass: ♭39×♭3♭5R××bass: ♭3
  • F° – bass: ♭34××♭3♭5R×bass: ♭3
  • F° – bass: ♭312×××♭3♭5Rbass: ♭3
  • F° – bass: ♭56♭5R♭3×××bass: ♭5
  • F° – bass: ♭5×♭5R♭3××bass: ♭5
  • F° – bass: ♭59××♭5R♭3×bass: ♭5
  • F° – bass: ♭54×××♭5R♭3bass: ♭5

Keys that contain F°

Scales to play over F°

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

Other F chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Diminished chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the F° chord?
F° (F diminished) contains F, A♭, C♭ — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5.
How do you play F° on guitar?
A common shape is 123101 (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°?
Good choices to solo over F°: F Locrian, F Diminished (whole-half), F Blues.
What key is F° in?
F° is diatonic in F♯ major (vii°), E♭ minor (ii°).