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F♯dim7 (also written G♭dim7) is a diminished seventh chord made of 4 notes: F♯, A, C, E♭. It sounds spooky and suspenseful, and you hear it in passing chords, old film scores and dramatic moments; any note of it can be the root.
The library above opens on F♯dim7 with 13 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from F♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| A | ♭3 | minor third | 3 |
| C | ♭5 | diminished fifth | 6 |
| E♭ | 𝄫7 | diminished seventh | 9 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – ♭5 – 𝄫7. With the other spelling, G♭dim7 is G♭, B𝄫, D𝄫, F𝄫: the same sounds under different names.
20121xxx4545x9(10)8(10)x(14)(15)(13)(14)xx23424x23x24xThe open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 8th fret (x9(10)8(10)x): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
F♯dim7 is not built from one major or minor scale, so it works as a colour or passing chord. Passing chords, old film scores and dramatic moments; any note of it can be the root.
F♯, A, C, E♭: the root, minor third, flat fifth, diminished seventh.
Open position: 20121x (low string first), rated Easy.
F♯dim7 has E♭. F♯dim7 sounds spooky and suspenseful; F♯dim sounds tense and unstable.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.