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Ukulele (low G) tuning

F#dim on guitar

F#dim is a diminished, spelled F#, A and C. In Ukulele (low G) tuning (G3 C4 E4 A4) the easiest shape is x020, which sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

Notes and intervals

NoteF#AC
Interval1P3m5d

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

F# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.1
x020sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
F# diminished, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr21
x650sits at fret 5, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# diminished, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr12
x680sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# diminished, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr321
x653sits at fret 3, spans 3 frets and mutes 1 string
F# diminished, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, open, fret 8 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr21
11080sits at fret 8, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
F# diminished, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 1, open, fret 14 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr12
110140sits at fret 11, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
F# diminished, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 14 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr1
x0140sits at fret 14, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
F# diminished, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 2, open, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 12 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr231
1401412sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and lets 1 string ring open
F# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 2 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.12
2020sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all and lets 2 strings ring open
F# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.123
2023sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and lets 1 string ring open
F# diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 2 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12
202xsits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# diminished, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 5, open. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 5, strings 1 to 3.5fr2
5650sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 5 and lets 1 string ring open

Keys F#dim belongs to

F#dim is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

F#dim in another tuning

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