2 0 4 5 x x
F# diminished
Notes: F# · A · C
Also spelled Gb diminished
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2 0 x 2 1 x
2 0 4 2 1 x
2 3 4 2 x x
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x x 4 2 1 2
2 0 4 x 1 2
2 3 x 2 1 x
2 0 4 5 x 2
2 0 4 5 x 5
x x 4 5 7 5
x 9 10 11 10 x
About F# diminished
The notes of F# diminished are F# (root), A (minor third) and C (diminished fifth). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – b5. Its diminished fifth adds a marked tension; it works as a passing chord, very common in jazz and classical music.
F# diminished has no standard open shape in the CAGED system, so its 17 voicings are sorted only by difficulty and position on the neck. F# diminished is also written as Gb diminished: the same chord with the root spelled differently, and it sounds identical. The more common spelling is F# diminished.