Guitar Chord Dictionary: F# Diminished Seventh Chords
Welcome to our tutorial on the F# dim7 chord, a member of the Diminished Chords family. This unique chord is composed of the notes F#, A, C, and Eb, and is built using the intervals 1, b3, b5, and bb7.
The intervals that make up this chord are as follows: the Root (1), the Minor Third (b3), the Diminished Fifth (b5), and the Diminished Seventh (bb7). These intervals are the building blocks of the F# dim7 chord, and understanding them is crucial to mastering this chord. If you're new to the concept of intervals, you may want to check out our tutorial on fretboard intervals.
In this tutorial, we'll be providing you with chord diagrams and fretboard patterns that clearly show the tones composing the F# dim7 chord. These visual aids will help you understand how the chord is constructed and how to play it on your guitar. If you're interested in learning more about how chords are built by stacking intervals, our guitar music theory tutorial is a great resource.
Diminished chords like the F# dim7 have a distinctive sound that can add a unique flavor to your music. They're a bit more advanced than beginner chords, so if you're ready to take your guitar playing to the next level, our diminished guitar chords tutorial is a great place to start.
Finally, if you're curious about how to denote this chord depending on the intervals that compose it, you can refer to our tutorial on chord notation. This will help you understand the naming conventions for chords like the F# dim7.
F# dim7 chord Notes:
F#ACEb
How the Diminished Seventh chord is built:
F# Diminished Seventh Guitar Chord Diagrams
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You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.
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You can find more shapes in our all guitar chords online library. If you prefer a printable pdf, download the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf
Play This Chord With Other Roots
C dim7 | D dim7 | E dim7 | F dim7 | G dim7 | A dim7 | B dim7 | C#dim7 | D#dim7 | F#dim7 | G#dim7 | A#dim7 | Abdim7 | Bbdim7 | Dbdim7 | Ebdim7 | Gbdim7
Complete Fretboard Map of F# dim7 chord tones
Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.