2 x 1 2 1 x
F# dim7
F# diminished seventh (dim7)
Notes: F# · A · C · Eb
It is a symmetrical chord: its four notes are three semitones apart, so the same shape repeats every 3 frets and works for four chords (same notes, a different root): F# dim7, A dim7, C dim7 and Eb dim7.
Also spelled Gb dim7
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Common shapes (3)
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x 9 10 8 10 x
Other shapes (15)
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2 0 1 2 1 x
2 3 1 2 x x
2 0 4 5 4 x
2 0 1 x 1 2
2 0 1 2 1 2
2 3 x 2 4 x
2 0 x 5 4 2
2 0 x 5 4 5
2 3 4 2 4 2
2 3 1 2 1 x
x 9 7 8 x 8
x 9 x 8 10 8
About F# dim7
The notes of F# dim7 are F# (root), A (minor third), C (diminished fifth) and Eb (diminished seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – b5 – bb7. It is symmetrical: its four notes are three semitones apart, so the same shape repeats every three frets and works for four different chords.
On guitar, F# dim7 has 3 common shapes: the E, D and A shapes. These are CAGED system shapes, the basis for playing the same chord anywhere on the neck. There are 15 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches. F# dim7 is also written as Gb dim7: the same chord with the root spelled differently, and it sounds identical. The more common spelling is F# dim7.